very true, @swarmy! And even 'quality posts' are generally upvoted by an account that has a trail behind it to upvote - only because the system makes it profitable to sell your votes and also to vote on what is likely to earn the most curation reward. It's ironic that with a system like this that quality could ever be the key to success.

However, there are many changes being discussed and Steemit is likely to roll-out some of these changes very soon. I follow @steemitblog for updates and pipeline info. Thanks for dropping in and sharing thoughts. STEEM ONWARD AND UPWARD!!