I usually ignore the page too :-)

but it feels even more abrasive than the default trending page does when valueless posts make their way into the list.

Does that mean you still don't like it overall?

The key question is surely how we would define ‘trending’. I think you're more likely to see Thoth as a way of identifying valuable posts. Unfortunately, that's not readily feasible with Hivemind...
But now that I think about it, it seems theoretically feasible in Hivemind to have an AI evaluate the posts and interactions... if there is an appropriate interface and resources for this. Of course, it has to happen very quickly so that the blocks can still be processed promptly...

Since several users (including myself) have already written that they don't use the site at all, I wonder whether it's worth the effort at all. Perhaps simply changing the start page will help. :-)