I noticed that when you're looking for a certain certain there's no direct way than to search it in the search bar, which prioritizes the threads, which the user you search was and not direct you to their own profile page. I user search bar would be a great help or so I insist.
You can search it in the search bar. It appears in the "Matched Users" section in the sidebar, or at the bottom of the page if half-screen
It's okay, I just find it a hassle to go through many steps before arriving at my goals/destination. It must be because I am used to use FB.