STEMGeeks uses linear rewards so you do not have to worry about timing your votes within a small window of time for optimal curation rewards or be concerned about "curation sniping". This allows people to vote with their heart on what they believe should be rewarded.
Hive should also work like this. And without the automatic curation. The natural, genuine interaction would be on proper level. But the automatic curation really ruins everything. Many curators do not even see the content they curate because of the automatic curation.