You just aired my mind there. I'm thinking coming back to write fiction solely. While I'm not after the rewards so much as exposure, I wonder if I'd be sufficiently motivated to continue dishing out content day after day with nothing in return.
Oh! How I cherish those days when I newly joined steemit. I struggled to make sure I posted everyday knowing fully well I was the chance to get curated. So much has changed since then.
Those were great times, so let's hope it goes back to how it actually started. More manual curation would do the trick. It might get us all excited again.