Every blog should be voted according to individual merit
That's not really how it works. Think about a Youtuber for instance. What they did before their most recent video means a lot. They're not starting from scratch each time a new piece of content comes out. The latest offering might not be as good as that super hilarious thing they did last year, yet they're still in a position to get a lot of views and make money, often regardless of what that specific instance of content demonstrates.
Where things go awry here is when a content creator manages to attract a solid support foundation (often fully automated and you'll see very little engagement) but they start slacking and collecting. At that point they're not playing for an audience. They're playing for tokens. That behavior, putting tokens before consumers, plagues many of these crypto content platforms nowadays.
I agree about content creators who are consistent and have created a persona for themselves much you have but it is the latter that worries me because with lacklustre blogs about mundane things they make it to trending.
That part bugs me as well. It's not all bad, all the time, and I have seen signs of improvement. That stuff really needs to pop though, and consistently. It needs to be setting the bar. People need to feel excited to sign on and see what's popular, not do what many do and completely ignore what's there due to what's there having a reputation of not being interesting. And I'll tell you this. There's no worse feeling in the world when your content finally ranks high consistently after years of trying, you're out browsing around, and there's someone complaining about the trending page, where your work currently sits... LOL! I cringe every time. And I noticed almost right away the high ranking doesn't seem to be bringing in many new faces, which in theory, it should. BUT, I have also pointed out on several occasions, including a bit in my most recent post, when it comes to onboarding, the focus seems to be filling the stage, instead of the seats.