I just made a post about how to better curate content on any platform, especially Steemit. I'd love your feedback.
I think what you've said is dead on. Furthermore, the more stake you have in the platform, the less effort required by you in the creation process to make money. So long as there is value that can be earned by creating content for all, those that exert little effort in their content will continue to be rewarded regardless of there effort.
I think the solution is a more detailed breakdown in the way we enumerate quality of content and the value we feel content brings. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that.