As a developer, I love these kinds of algorithmic problems, especially when you start getting into neural network territory. However, you need to be careful @blocktrades -- all this talk (however theoretical it may be) is going to rub some members of this platform the wrong way, leading them to be jump to conclusions (because a lot of people here are irrational).

I'm sure you've noticed this, but since the early days of Steem once the fanfare died down and only a smaller subset of the initial users remained, Steem turned into a conspiracy theorist haven and the anti-vaxxer crowd also found a home there.

Now, Hive is still rooted in the legacy that is Steem and with it comes the baggage of that platform. This means when Hive took a snapshot and started a new, these conspiracy theorists and Bill Gates fearing anti-vaxxers still remained.

A few of the top witnesses fall into the anti-vaxxer/conspiracy theory territory. Now, if you were to introduce any system that attempted to classify and rate the accuracy of the content they were posting, it would drive them away. Although, you could argue that isn't a bad thing. I hate the fact this place is a safe harbour for dangerous anti-vaccine rhetoric and Parler antics, but I respect the right of these people to their opinions (however dangerous, misinformed and wrong they are).

One area I would really love to see the @blocktrades team focus on is content quality. I don't care about the accuracy, but I do care that numerous high profile users on this blockchain just post absolute drivel, rhetorical spam. I see nonsensical crap on the trending page daily and it is such a bad look for this site. Articles like, "Reasons crypto will replace fiat" and "Hive is the future of crypto" litter this site because they're easy to write if you're lazy and just wanting to farm from the rewards pool.

An algorithm that actually deemed if a post was worthy of being on the trending page would be welcome. Furthermore, removing the ability for users to self up vote (or seriously reduce the reward you get for doing so) and build a system that encourages and rewards users to curate and up vote other posts instead.

Hive in its current state is great for developers, but if you're a content writer, you probably wouldn't feel accomplished or seen here. No offence, but Hive is terrible for content curation and discovery, it's like a blog platform from 2002. The writing experience is also not great (especially on mobile), I think Medium (as bad as it has now become) still has a superior and clean interface, writing experience and content discovery system that doesn't reward its richest and spammiest users.

If Hive wants to grow and not just cater to its witnesses and whales, you need to focus on content discoverability and a way better interface for starters. You need to make newcomers feel welcomed, give them the tools to build a following and audience. Right now, I would imagine that for anyone new to Hive, anything they post is the equivalent of pissing into the ocean.