I'm not sure anyone is going to stop curating for rewards. I find that I'm attempting to "beat" the system as easily as possible too. It is kinda like a school test. How can I get the most rewards (an A) in the least amount of time possible with the least amount of effort? If I am going for an A because I don't want to fail the teacher's test, I follow what works to get an A. So, if all I have to do is upvote someone to get a reward, why do I need to spend time putting in the extra work regardless of what that would give me? (Humans invent machines to make less work possible, therefore, they free up time and energy to do other things.) - I'm not saying this is right, it just is. I've honestly liked creating my own stuff here. People upvote my stuff much more than any other platform I've been on. We'll see if I put in the work to get better.