That madness you talk about is from my point of view not necessary. Systems do change on long terms and that needs patience and calmness. Seems, you think that, too?
I tried several times to propose alternative mechanisms - still do :) If you would like to have a look, read here: https://steemit.com/steemit/@erh.germany/the-usage-of-voting-buttons-reload
I'd like you to participate in that experiment I proposed.