Well, I haven't been going through the trending page. It's sort of hard navigating the blogging sphere without a mobile app. Not so comfortable using partiko, now I'm adjusting to the steempeak interface which is pretty awesome but...well nevermind
Speaking about organic content making it to the trending page. Very possible at this point. Not one of the advantages of the hardfork I have considered and maybe it's time to give it some thought because one of the major reasons I'm branching out, using different social platforms is to have more eyes on my content which I believe will force me to put in my best, not the normal expectancy of earning because you posted something. Where I might struggle is the networking thing. I feel it's necessary and unnecessary at the same time. Finding the right mix would do.
My experience post hardcore hasn't necessarily been great, it is expected. I'm leaning towards steemmonster now as get a better ROI, and I don't have to bid to earn which I strongly feel adds little value to the system. So it's better I put that steel elsewhere. I also want people to understand that posting alone isn't the only way. There are different ways to utilize the blockchain. Hopefully, more interesting dapps might be crates in the coming months. I actually saw an ad on steer it regarding an idea I had which has to do with a sporting bet. I believe there is a huge market for that, people are already doing that and hopefully, it would be something we have on steem.
Let's see how things go. Still skeptical but it's too early to make any calls now.
If you're lefting partiko you should try esteem, it's a great option and it has many cool characteristics. You can promete your posts within the platform, you can boost your posts expending ESTM (the equivalent to partiko points)