There has been some great articles out there I’ve read that I couldn’t believe had 1 or 0 responses and claps from 2 or 3 people at most.
Sometimes I come across somebody when I am following people that has 2 or 3 articles from 2 months or older that have 0 claps and 0 responses. These people usually have a handful of followers. I always give them a full read or two and some claps.
I remember how exciting it was to get the first interaction on my stories and like to share that feeling.
As to the curators, I’m sure their strict guidelines have unfortunately sacrificed some interesting and informative articles that would otherwise have become hits for the authors.
It disturbs me to see what we both think of as fluff get curated simply because the author has a history of being curated.