Yes, trending is better than it has been.

Still, 20 accounts take 50% of what is available for ~10k authors and give it to the few hundred(?) that find their favor each day.
While also taking 50% of what is available for all curators for themselves.

These havealots are making sure that they always have as much as they can.
This is the game as we are currently allowed to play it.

Asking people with power to peacefully abdicate is never popular with those that need power to be happy.
This is human nature as engineered by those that manufacture public opinions.