I think that depends whether one is a writer or not. I think it has become a lot worse. There are now too many 'aspiring writers' here who take up space, and they're all writing about writing. They irony is that none of them know a thing about writing, and they will never be writers.
Anyone who works on the web deals with algorithms. They are there in order to ensure that a) the company makes a profit and b) the best stuff gets to the top. They keep changing because there are always people who game the system.
Deifinitely, since the algorithm has changed, my inocme improved.