I'm still relatively new here. I'm still learning a lot about how earning works. I'm speaking from the perspective of a new user so keep that in mind when you read this comment.

It's all very confusing. It seems simple enough when you join. Post quality and be rewarded. You look at what's hot, trending, and paid in $$$. Most of these posts are not quality - so it's easy then? Just post junk and quit your job.

I was looking into a voting bot and someone brought up curation rewards. I realized I didn't know what curation rewards are. I'm here just trying to create quality content and eventually make money.

I guess my main point is that on the surface this platform looks deceptively simple but it's the opposite. If you don't bring a huge audience, have movie star looks and charisma, or have a large sum of money to invest, you need to actually study how it works here to benefit from it.

So from my newbie perspective, I agree with all of your suggestions. I think they would bring fairness to the platform and allow the cream to rise to the top. As it is, an outsider doesn't get a good idea of the talent we have here. It's a convoluted process to find the good stuff. You have to first figure out where to look. It's discouraging and I'd bet it makes it hard to keep talent here.

We pour our souls into our work and get nothing while others use their money and influence to get paid for garbage. I think that's a more common experience than creating good content and being rewarded for it.