I find it a bit funny that people think like this.
What is stopping someone from doing things the "right" way by curating quality posts... and then using the money they got from curation to reward comments directly? No one ever thinks about tipping directly even though that's how every other platform works.
I upvote all my comments regardless of the 50% inflation burned by the curve. No fucks.
I know. My best guess is that it's because of how Steem works. That you are being rewarded for both sharing and curating content. I think people forget things besides those two.
Oh, I guess you are one of very few who does that nowadays.