What a great article.

The absolute biggest problem is that whales get away with upvoting garbage while engaging in terror campaigns if anyone confronts them.

Totally agree. I am ignoring the Trending Tab altogether because it's depressing to see all that bullshit being upvoted to the tune of hundreds of dollars.

But even worse is seeing thousands of users wasting their Witness Votes to help bullies and scammers. I just don't get it. By electing these leechers, people are voting against themselves.