There are weekly Author's Showcase posts, which highlight the best content from the week. Furthermore, truly exceptional posts are resteemed from the @curie account. If you see the @curie blog, you'll see a couple of resteems every week for brilliant content.

Here are the last two Author's Showcases - https://steemit.com/curation/@curie/curie-author-showcase-january-25th-2018 and https://steemit.com/curation/@curie/curie-author-showcase-january-25th-2018. You can check back every Friday for some of the best content on Steem :)

I do agree that the dump of authors here is not helpful. It was done as a response to heavy criticism for perceived-lack-of-transparency nearly a year ago, and the tradition has continued, but I don't think it's relevant anymore either. After all, every Curie vote is easily accessible on the blockchain too.