Thanks for the feedback. We strive to make the onboarding as smooth as possible. We used to display a long categorized list of suggested follows, but that took too long for users to go through while onboarding. 

Note that we are not using any algos for the new suggested follows. We are simply working off the same categorized list; we just let people choose their desired categories. Our list of suggested follows is publicly available btw: 

https://listr.lol/npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg 

 I'm not against suggested accounts but having them auto-followed is a different story. first-time users might feel confused finding themselves following accounts they didn't choose to follow, maybe their content will be the opposite of what they want to see. so yes to suggestions but you have to let people decide who they want to follow.