Yep, to all, and I do not disagree with the making of a buck by anyone on steem blockchain, that is why most came. The concept of curation is a nice one, but it still all boils down to making money for the investors, which everyone on steem blockchain is whether they see themselves as one or not. I myself just do not think they want the 50/50 split for altruistic reasons which is what those that want it seem to be trying to convince people of.
For now manual is the way I vote, that may change, it may not, time will tell.
This is why I was (still am) a bit skeptical too. 50/50 seems to be the perfect option for the rich to get even richer, at the expense of the poor...
But @theycallmedan have sort of managed to convince me that it would be the best option for the platform in itself.