Well while I agree that they look like crap on the trending page, I’ll say they are a bit different than most posts as the rewards are being “burned”. Which means they are being taken out of the supply, making the STEEM we all hold worth a little bit more. As scarcity adds value.

I do agree that having a burn mechanism built into the system would be much better (or a decrease in inflation), but currently this is what we have.

Steempeak.com does give a much better experience than trending.

Let me know if that helps, I can do a detailed post on the rewards pool, inflation, and why burn posts are beneficial if it would help.