Every member here who has earned rewards for their content did so because there was an incentive for curators to hit the "like" button.
This has been completely lost in the entire debate. Just as there are incentives for posting, there are incentives to vote on posts. The existence of both is what makes the platform work for both groups of users: content creators and content consumers. The elimination of curation rewards tells the consumers that they are not necessary...or that they at least don't deserve to be rewarded for their work on the platform. Instead, they are expected to buy more "influence" so that only the content creators can benefit.
It's just a bad idea that is not based on any actual economic behavior.
One percent of the earnings seen in my wallet have come to me by way of curation rewards. It's not much, but as I climb by creating content, I'm earning the ability to pay back those who have voted for me by voting for their content. New users today also benefit from those of us who have stuck it out trying to make something of this.
There's an incentive in existence that helped push me to succeed. I know the more I put in, the more I'll get out. I viewed my ability to earn higher curation rewards down the road as a way to make up for low creation rewards at the start. A time investment(like any other investment) that finds a way to balance itself out. Without that, should I power down? I'd like to be able to help people with strong voting power. Without curation rewards in the future, it'll take me even longer to get there. They talk about this mountain being steep...now I'm facing a wall.