I think you missed the point. Steem has a problem with promoting quality content. Half of trending is just bot up voted trash. This drives away regular users because no one likes seeing a bunch of shit posts. Here is an article I wrote on why steem doesn't have mainstream appeal. https://steemit.com/steem/@christitus/steem-and-the-bot-infestation
RE: Time To Make STEEM A Huge Success By Dropping The Focus On "Quality"