Are we going to keep writing how things should be done better all the while nothing changes?
Yes. Thats what you do when things suck. You point it out. And the trending issue can be fixed very easily. Its a steemit thing not a steem one. Steemit inc can choose the algo they use for content placement. They could very easily just make a seperate no bot trending.
They could, but they won't. Because some people like it the way it is. And their voice is strong enough to prevent change.
I'm sure you know Hirschman's "exit, voice, loyalty". You are advocating "voice". My article says that at some point "voice" is dissipating productive effort and holding us back and "loyalty" is not absurd and would be much more beneficial to everybody who is not so pissed as to "exit"