Well said. I've recently seen more people sign on to the circle, which is the alarming part. Meanwhile, small accounts putting in the work are getting left in the cold. Why would they go to an exchange to buy more steem after experiencing this?
This an an exception to my 10% steem post rule, as I'm pretty sure the downvotes are coming.
This is bad for everyone and my fear is that more will join in to snipe the curation which could lift him up even further.
Its time to shift our focus to behavior like theirs if we want to continue improving the STEEM content placement.