The situation is sort of like "the glass is half empty and half full"!

While the way you are referring to the situation in one way. While I may as well refer to it in another way, like there are posts where users have followed the rules and created their respective contents according to the post. Thus their post got curated (some even quite heavily).

As a content creator myself, I always try to give my best in my contents rather than following those who gets hefty votes despite any effort. As being in here (HIVE Blockchain) for a very long time, I know deeply that anybody who can bring value to the chain (in any way possible ultimately gets recognized). It might take some time but its worth it. As long term perspective always wins.

As always, we are entitled to our opinions. That's what decentralized environment seeks, I suppose!