When it really comes down to it, so called "content" here is free, with an option for tipping.
If we want whales to buy what we are selling, payment must be forced.
That's why projects like @steemmonsters and @drugwars have done so well.
Blogging is simply the sad pilot episode of the Steem blockchain.
I am sooo sad to agree... That is why i close my post with a quote from Lennon's imagine...
The trending issue comes from the bullshit we where fed to justify vote selling in the first place... Get noticed so you can get bigger upvotes...
To me the root of the problem was the availability of free easy to install code to make a bot... git install postpromoter
That was the root, because when there was only MB and Booster selling votes there was SP hunting stuff to curate, just that is also a huge effort and the reward was not enough, hence the reason all went to bidbots.
If instead of delegations accounts follow voted curators they would not be renouncing to the rewards and that would be profitable with 0 effort, but the times when selling a vote was a mortal sin are long gone.
This place is today the result of what we made it... I don't know why saying that i think of the terminator movies...