I haven't read through all but I got touched by your premise. Yes, we should focus on what's going right and exert all effort to focus on doing that despite the distractions and bickering happening around.

Yes, having more curators on the lookout for undervalued posts is what the platform needs.

caused some damage over time (as users got demoralized seeing their first posts make a lot of rewards and having to wait a long time to see the same results in future posts)

And this was the statement that I had to pause and write this reply. You're spot on with this.

I also went through that emotional rollercoaster. This doesn't have to be the case for newcomers.

I hope that what you have in plans in addressing this will push through and succeed. Will wait for further updates on the O.C.D. project.