I've only been here a few days, but I've already found far more interesting small creators on here than on Youtube or Reddit. So far, it's been a good experience and I remain cautiously optimistic about the whole platform.
I've noticed the top posts on the trending sections are often some of the worst content or they vibe with the general negative attitude infecting some of the people on this platform, and so people glob onto them. Since I have such little power on the site right now I wouldn't dare downvote some of that content, but I think in the future it will require some community engagement to deal with bad content.
That's why I've been sticking to the new and hot tabs to try to discover small people making good work instead of getting bogged down in the nonsense. It's certainly true there's a lot of not-so-great-content in the new and hot tabs, but when I find something of quality in there it excites me much more than trying to get comment recognition on the trending posts.
If you're looking for a positive Steem experience, I would recommend doing the same until you're big enough to do something about the bad content :)