What about introducing 'meaningful curation'. Sounds funny but let me explain.
Say a group of six people pool their HP and create a vote worth something. The first voter is the scout, in which a little badge is left from the curation account in a comment like normal curation. Then all six people in the group revisit the content and leave a meaningful and relevant comment.
For sure, it will be slower than regular curation but it will revolutionise the way the platform is promoted. It will encourage creators to make better content instead of quick-buck-content and it will provide a much higher level of satisfaction for the creator.
So, I suggest we change curation itself.