I would propose a system
This is your mistake right here. Don't propose a system because nothing you or anyone else does is going to change the system. You don't have control over that and neither do I.
Take a look at how the system works now and figure out a way to use it to your advantage. Pretty useful skill in general, not just here. Meanwhile, complaining about the system and spitballing "a better way to do things" doesn't get anyone anywhere.
I see where you are coming from and this is definitely a way to think about it.
However you also make suggestions for some not so small changes - which by the way I believe are well founded - and I believe we have every right to propose changes here and I also believe that user feedback is necessary.
And I personally also have the right to decide to dump in money and effort here, or not, or somewhere else.. as everybody has. Just imagine I that I could have some expert economic background about what I am talking...
For me it is very obvious that if you create a (sub-)system that makes no economical sense or has no real use to somebody it will die and just be rendered useless by other systems.. and that's exactly the case with vote delegation and voting bots...
As I have no big skin in this game I could also just wait and see how this whole thing collapses.. however I see the great opportunity and potential in the steem and steemit basis and user group... hence I want to make a contribution to change this for the better..