Yes, the curation game on Hive is way to technical :)
Simplifing it with removing all the extras, voting time, curve etc ... will make it more simple. Will leave us basicly with up or down, options... and it will be more fair, for the not so techie people.
I think that's the message that needs to get across...The easiest you make this stuff, the more people will have the confidence to poke around, vote more and even power up.