I know what you mean, I'm getting the same vibe..comments on steem are monotonous, most of the discussions are boring and unexciting imo.
If users were incentivized to moderate content, then all the content that provides no value would get downvoted and the quality of interactions would increase greatly.
The constant drama on steem is a direct result of users lacking the tools to moderate this site. Vote buying abuse would be a no issue if downvoting was profitable.