The reason these people can't find fics they like on ao3 is because they're used to every website/app they use having an algorithm that hand feeds them everything
also i hate the way people have slapped like "good quality" vs. "bad quality" onto fics now. if you liked the fic, then it was enjoyable. if you didn't, then it wasn't bad, it just wasn't to your taste
"sorting by hits or kudos doesn't guarantee a good quality fic" oh my god shut the fuckkk up please like yk damn well it'll increase your chances of finding one rather than aimlessly searching by date updated lol