This is exactly how I feel too. I deliberately put this provocation into the title. I also can understand the complexity of the problem. But being an engineer, I'm sure that smarter people than myself will think of some solution how to promote genuine work better. It is 21st century after all, problem is though, but there must be some simple elegant principle, and I just wanted to tickle your thoughts on this.
I mean, at one time whales oil was the market's gold (when people used it for lightning). Now we have something much better. I feel that the historical moment is right to yield a better network. Not just another network. And I thought that steemit has this historic potential. The network can be smarter and will be better. That's what I know. I don't have instant solution though. Thanks for the comments.