It's ironic that with a system like this that quality could ever be the key to success.very true, @swarmy! And even 'quality posts' are generally upvoted by an account that has a trail behind it to upvote - only because the system makes it profitable to sell your votes and also to vote on what is likely to earn the most curation reward.
However, there are many changes being discussed and Steemit is likely to roll-out some of these changes very soon. I follow @steemitblog for updates and pipeline info. Thanks for dropping in and sharing thoughts. STEEM ONWARD AND UPWARD!!