There is no hope. It will only become more saturated. With those posts savvy enough to use a whaleshare getting themselves to the trending page or the hot list and then running. I have come across many posts, this one included, that I think are highly relevant and top of mind but it seems they don't run as good and then die down after the first few hours. This post I made 3 days ago is one that I am most proud of and I imagine if it made it to the trending page it would do very well, but it got no love lol.
Thanks - will check out your link for more love!