Absolutely true! Thank you for reminding us. Curation is the hidden STEEM stream that gets unnoticed.
Your goal should be to get your name at the top of the upvote list, when that happens you get the biggest chunk of that 25% curation reward.
The only thing is, when competing with @booster or @randowhale, it's really difficult to be at the top of the upvote list.
It is but that 25% is much bigger in payout. That is why each voting bot has a trail that followers them. Don't worry about getting higher than the bot, get higher then the trail that is following the bot. Thanks for your comment.