While something being really good is subjective, spam/useless trending posts isn't. Each of us know of somebody else who deserves a lot more attention than the trending posts are given.
Of course steemit is business, but capitalizing on it for the long term and for the greater good is very difficult, even if it is the most rewarding option for everyone involved.
There aren't many others like @meno or myself (although in a lesser scale for now) simply because it takes a whole lot of effort and knowledge to get everything going in the right drection.
we just have to do the work because we are already doing the work in the sense that we are putting time and effort to create quality content, so we have to put in more effort in garnering people's support for quality. Maybe i am just the one noticing this, but steemit is becoming a mini-instagram platform where people just post random, low quality pictures and tag it as art and they get massive payout. if this continues, I fear for the future of steemit.
let's emphasise more on quality on steemit, in our serious communities. people should not milk the pool of wealth doing nothing.
If we "just do the work we are already doing", how is the quality of our content going to change this? It won't change anything, or at the very least, it won't change enough to make a difference. Championing the cause takes a lot more than that.
what I meant by 'we are doing the work alredy' is that we are already putting in effort already im producing quality content, so we might as well do more in ensuring that these contents get to the required audience.
we cannot force people not to vote or sell their votes. We can only avocate for quality and make people see reasons why doing otherwise in the long run will hurt the steemit ecosystem. we can start from our communities on discord/telegram; support good contents; support witnesses that have the same ideals and see what comes out from it.
There aren't enough well aligned witnesses we can vote for. Most of them could do so much more. While the things you mentioned are really good, it's far from enough to champion the cause. I intend to, but I still need a lot more preparation.
well, good luck with that. I hope you succeed.
Thank you, I'll do my best.