It's a tricky one, and it truly is what I think @curie has been trying to accomplish. Ironically, if all the people who delegate to bid bots, delegated to Curie and other quality-based curation platforms, then the entire platform would be much better off. Instead we have a system where short-term greed outweighs the long-term gains.
The alternate trending page you made a while back was brilliant... it's a shame the various front ends didn't incorporate it into their products.