This certainly warmed me up a bit to CTP which I never really found the time to take a deeper look into (it took me 4 days to actually get around reading your post). It is on my radar now even though I continue to be quite skeptical when it comes down to pretty much all the tribes. I tend to mostly look at the fundamental value behind them (like actual advertisement revenue that is used to burn the tokens or actual utility that makes people buy and use them). The only one I have really been actively buying is SPT (Since the marketcap is small compared to possible future usecase all while it's possible to earn passive returns without having to do manual curation). All tribes and even hive mostly just feel to me like it's something disguised as a way for users to possibly make a quick buck, take away the earnings aspect and everything collapses because nobody truly cares especially when it comes down to blogging. I do relate to you since you also found your nice in this space bringing valuable updates about it clearly also enjoying the entire writing/blogging process.
Is there any way to be part of CTP (stake it and earn some passive returns also supporting the community) without having to do manual curation or create another account with something similar to 
RE: It's not too late to jump on the CTP Hype Train!