Would you consider setting those posts up with hive.fund as benefactor to reroute part of the pie (in an existing market) ethically?
Consumers: Happy.
Reward pool defenders: Happy
Automated posters: Sad but alive.
More generally, Hive would be a happier place if posting rewards were opt-in rather than opt-out. It is way more socially acceptable to downvote a post that apparently should not have stated "Give me rewards, I deserve them" (compared to someone who could claim posting for fun and raking rewards being an unexpected nuisance).