Ouch,
All of this got me thinking.
I love Steemit, But it's still far from perfect. It's going to take a lot to change things. I like that opinions are openly being expressed like this. If we keep being "Fake" Nothing will get fixed.

I think all of Steemit is overwhelming. We all have visions of what Steemit could be. But ultimately I think we need to make Steemit one or a couple things, Instead of everything in one go.

I'm really unsure on what we necessarily could do, But I do miss the old days.

The same people constantly "Trending" Is probably something more permanent. If you look at other websites, It's set up in the same way. Ultimately us "normal" people, Won't have as much of an advantage as those with a big following. That most likely will never change, And we can't compete. I'm sure there's gotta be a great "happy Medium" for the bulk of us.