I just joined the contest now. so what I understand by this curation trail is that it gives the community more chance to get more reward as steem power is been pooled together from everyone who follows the curation trail. I also believe that this will make the community earn more as they progress and increase. The image of me following the curation is below:

Thanks for the opportunity of being part of a community and be part of something. I feel the community would only grow further