But yeah, I actually think that these types of problems starts with the whole "do what you want with your stake"-thing.
has to be that way. The problem was their was incentive in one direction, cost in the other. That is changing.
On the other hand, you'll have to start somewhere.
Trending was a good place to start as it was visible as an indicator of downvote value. It isn't the place to stay though because hopefully in time what is in trending deserves to be there.