I was actually hoping that you would share how it feels to be financially independent?
You are right that earning back Steem that had been posted down is impossible. Nevertheless for popular Steemians, like you, goes that even if they power down, they can build up again. While 99.97% of Steemians will most likely never be able to build up something (I calculated this percentage based on 0.03% of Steemians are whales and orcas). How do you feel about that?
I think you should be able to earn at least 115 Steem per week via curation.
And if the the 40% APR from the bid bots is correct you should even be able to easily earn 220 Steem per week via curation.
And if you become a real curation hunter, I estimate 500-1,000 Steem should be possible.