I agree to some of that, however I think room could be built to change the way people use the Vote system. Our aim is to use it to showcase the best of the internet content first... what people are really enjoying, trending, looking at.
We don't have a messed up algorithm that puts what we want Infront of people, it is done by our users through key engagement.
Thank you very much for your lovely feedback, we understand the field is crowded however we push to keep everyone happy, we are implementing new features that are Suttle and support the site growth. We urge people to maybe try it for a couple of weeks and see what they think to things like user experience.