Good post, well stated and it clearly is an apt analogy.
I deal with it myself by pretty much adopting the attitude expressed by @naturowlmystic. I put out content I feel proud of and keep my expectations low. I don't put pressure on myself to SUCCEED knowing that that's the deal. I do what I want instead of chasing after what sells when it ain't gonna sell anyway.

I've read other posts pointing out these flaws, but I'm really not the right person to figure out a good solution. So this may be a stupid question with an obvious answer but why doesn't everyone on the platform just have an equal vote? Is there some reason that would not have worked?