I think it is crazy that someone would expect continued support from Curie. When I got my first Curie vote, all that did was light a fire under me to make sure that my posts were going to be as professional as possible, and that I was doing everything I could to put out the best quality of posts that I could.
The good thing about Steemit is that you really have control of the reigns, so to speak, of your own future here. It really is all about finding the right communities to be a part of and once you find that community, do what you can to make that community better. Don't just be in the community to take advantage of being there. Get to know the people and really interact with them. This is a social network, and that is one thing I think people have really lost with the previous social media applications.