I think that's only half the equation though. I follow a few niches where non-spammers produce content regularly, and you get good results. My own niche is one.

I think that's only half the equation though. I follow a few niches where non-spammers produce content regularly, and you get good results. My own niche is one. The barrier to entry to create reasonable content is high, so spammers have stayed out. The second and third and even fourth pages routinely produce good results. But in niches where there's no reason for experts or ordinary people to create text on standalone sites, the results are junk. I remember this being different. Now to find good stuff I have to search Hacker News, Reddit, etc.