I never thought that a lot goes on with curators behind everything. And I am sure a whole lot more goes on beyond all that you have shared here. One that I have a little idea about is finding abusive content.
It can be a whole lot of work for those that make curation happen to search deep and wide to determine if a piece of content is abusive or not, or if the user has a record of being abusive. This can take hours in some cases, and it is really not one that is enjoyable.
And for initiatives like OCD that have come such a very long way in making Hive a better place for everyone and go as far as making undervalued content and creators get rewarded according to what they deserve, they have to be applauded every single time we have the chance.
So, as from now on, I will take any chance or opportunity I get to thank these curators for their "invisible" hard work. It looks good to be a curator, but it is most certainly not an easy task to be one.
Potentially hours. I used to do some myself, now I am more passive, getting given links by people I trust :)