I regularly try and upvote content that is underseen but it's hard when most people just herd into crap like TDV and the same 10 people, half of whom are snakeoil salesmen. That's a harder problem to solve. I take the tact of trying to encourage and cultivate pretty random writers who add something. It's a mixed bag but we've also seen that sign-ups have been gated because of costs that may now be resolved so maybe we'll see more competition and real growth.

One thing I've noticed though is that in terms of time and rewards, previously curating was more valuable than upvoting my own content by a lot. Curating depending on being a thought leader and being rewarded for that -- it involved other people agreeing with you for good returns. This simplification alters that dynamic and removes the dependence of my rewards on other people for me as an orca.

It's early yet, anything that happens in the next months is transient, so more experimentation to be had.