My hope is that as Curie and similar curation groups grow larger, that people will eventually start adopting their philosophy more and start relying less on bots. Then as you said, I'm sure Steemit will become a great and much more rewarding site, rewarding in more ways than one.
Thanks for the words of encouragement, I wish you the best of luck too.
I wish you the best here on Steemit. Steemit need people like you