Just saying... Blocktrades votes can be weird.
But it is true that hoping for a whale vote is vain and mostly in vain. And building a following on good content is all too often surpassed by strange stuff... but that's it. Steemit is still a toddler trying to control its limps.
Once Steemit gets a better categorisation we can expect better users engagement. Like - different languages categorisation, that would be nice. This trend of categorisation is pushing down new users from the start of their
Making Steemit more customizable and user-friendly will be a huge leap in this direction.