I have still yet to see the exact equation for how curation is actually calculated.
I wouldn't understand it anyway.
Did the higher payout of the post curate it and cause me to view it?
Visibility on Steem is a fallacy at this point of the process.
This is why it makes more sense to offer curation on resteems and to actually upgrade the feed so it has better options (like filters). The feed should act as a personalized and customizable trending tab.
Some frontends are trying it.
Curation is the crux to how all inflation is distributed on the platform, yet no one seems to be demanding to see how it actually works. This information should be widely available and I have never seen it.
Maybe then this community will rethink their strategy for doubling down on a broken mechanic, hoping that will somehow correct the issue.
see, trial and error. So far, mostly error when it comes to distribution.