(sorry, it's not enough to be just a friend for that).
Yes, this is so very true, but not sure it is not what is very much in place. I do not use any form of autovoting, except to keep @introbot running. I really prefer to curate on my own, but yes, it is very time consuming. But I am guilty of using bots and resteemers.
Lets face the truth. People in majority won't write great posts.
"Great" is of course pretty subjective. If a post has passion, relates knowledge, inspires, educates or even just allows others to rise to their full potential, then it achieves great purpose, even if the grammar, spelling and diction is truly poor. People will see the quality -- a bot cannot.
As a witness, you have a great deal of knowledge to share and passions for this platform -- my guess is that any article you ever submit will be nothing less than a true asset.
I'm working on a witness report now that will show how active witnesses are and how and where they have been engaging --- no pressure :)