Those rewards will be distributed more fairly by voters who curate properly. I've tried making this point before but it gets ignored repeatedly.
So what exactly are you proposing? Sure, bringing awareness to the problem helps, but it won't solve the issues at hand. That might be why it's getting ignored. Or it could be simply suffering of the consequences of the problem you're trying to denounce (whale bots->less visibility for content of equal quality).
What dan is proposing here and in his People Rank are at least first steps in finding a better system. Other possible solutions like a lottery based trending page (great short-term solution) and incentivized downvotes might also help making the situation better.
I'm proposing exactly what I said. If you don't have time to curate properly don't vote. That is pretty simple isn't it? Bots should not be seen as a substitute for lack of time.
But that's not something you can implement. Bad actors will always be there and need to be considered. A "cultural shift" isn't enough when it comes to these kinds of systems.
As I said in one of my replies ITT, try convincing @wang that he should stop making ~$4.5k USD/week in curation rewards because "he needs to curate properly". I doubt it'll work.