week after week you have the same tags and you see the same type of content

This is exactly the experience I had... with a few exceptions, of course :-)

you don’t have to look far to find posts and the authors

Yes, but unfortunately, from my point of view, that is also a decisive disadvantage. Often something is compulsively put together, or all sorts of tags are simply put under the post so that it is not overlooked. I didn't much enjoy just looking for a specific tag, because there might have been much better posts waiting for a reward outside. However, these were not written just for an SC to see, but because the author was concerned with the topic of the post rather than a team's curation rules.

have to read many posts.

Yes, that's right. But we read a lot of posts anyway. Then we can save the "diamonds" for the curation day and then reward him. That's how I would imagine it. I think that would have been more enjoyable for me :-)

So often I got excited about a post and then when I start checking the voting criteria it fails

I agree with you there too! I am all the more curious about the experiences of the "Freestyle" team. :-)

I suppose in the end it is a game of do you want to ride on the swings or the merry-go-round.

Of course. I can only judge one side. That's why I was interested in your comparison. Since you were active in both teams: Which kind of curation did you like better?