I trust the trending page about as much as I trust an establishment politician. The only reason to check it out is to see what doesn't deserve my votes.
On the flip side, I love following curators who post their top picks of undervalued content. This is the grassroots of steem that should be most appreciated for providing value to our currency.
This is not about politics. That's a while other issue, but trending is broken. I would hope people want to fix that. Business as usual is not getting us anywhere.