I agree totally with you, voting and curating should be reassessed, I have noticed several irregularities; it's more like a "postcode" lottery where they are more concerned in the rewards instead of the content. Not very democratic or is it?!?!

The whole scenario is quite a conundrum, therefore I think it will take something extraordinary to remedy it!! Ultimately, we are still in the early stages of steem; we must encourage and nurture it like an infant, eventually it will find its own way?!!!