Thank you for the comment. It is appreciated.
I nearly left myself when I realized the depth of the "gaming" the system and what it actually takes to get on the trending. This pretty much leaves people like you and I that want to fight for a great platform or the parasites that will do anything to make a buck or two before the host is dead.
This sums up the problem pretty succinctly.
https://steemit.com/funny/@transparencybot/re-howwwwdyyy-ho--bidbot