The key to me is to reward active participants who are actually contributing to this blockchain. So many post stuff that is really not contributing in the sense of moving this forward. Certainly this is well within their right.
The challenge with trying to curate and spread everything around oneself is that each of us is limited by time. With that 300K there are only so many articles you can read.
Therefore, I like the approach @fulltimegeek, @stellabelle, and @wwf took in delegating their SP to others. @fulltimegeek has roughly 30 people running around steemit posting, commenting, and upvoting. I believe the reach on that SP is much more than if he kept it himself and was active. His free delegation (along with the others) is an effective multiplier.
And I can attest, being one who received some of his delegation, one feels a sense of responsibility that comes with it. It is no longer about me and what I can get but carrying forward his value which is the growth of this blockchain and helping others succeed.
Whichever direction you go in @cryptoctopus, I commend your efforts because you know your intentions are in the right place.
I second this. I was brought to steemit by one of the stewards of gondor, and I know she has motivated many others to join and post often. If you delegated out your sp to people dedicated to spreading the word and wonder if steemit, surely good things would continue to happen. Lives are being changed around me, people are trying to do good and help eachother learn and grow. Check out @walkwithme, @ophumanangels, @healthy-home, all great movements gaining recognition and followers with the help of the stewards of gondor and other delegated sp :)