But why why WHY is there no incentivized curation BY STEEMIT STAFF for quality blog posts?

Then they would have to hire a writer instead of programmers, why would they want to do that? Writing is just programming with words, right?

Make a scene. Get loud. But do it with style. Do it so well that they can't just write you off as a degenerate troublemaker who's just bitter that he has to work harder than a girl with big tits to make a little money.

Exactly, if you don't have an opinion, get one. It doesn't matter if your opinion is wrong, just get one. Then people will tell you, you are an idiot and you can learn something.