I agree with you that it is disheartening that curie has to exist. But alteast curie shows us the workings of an ideal community and as long as there people who believe in it,Steemit will not deviate far away (hopefully) from being a community that rewards quality content creators

For many times i have been discouraged too, but I can see myself growing as a content creator in this community. That keeps me going.

Goodluck in your endeavors, Hive account@alberenza