I think this problem is compounded by the reputation system. I have no problem with rewards being decided by DPOS, but nothing on the social side should be directly decided by stake.
I will plug my proposed solution to this problem here because I think it's important that alternatives continue to be pushed forward.
https://peakd.com/hive/@moeknows/a-hive-improvement-proposal-account-rating-system
Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it.