I know of one "content consumer" who likes to find what s/he deems the "best of the best," to resteem and curate. S/he has done this with another website and found a lucrative pastime for both him/her AND his/her subjects. S/he drives more traffic to the current subject and boosts funding for the subject through that traffic. S/he not only receives a slice of the pie for him/herself, but gives a larger slice to the subject.
I am not liberty to disclose this person (It is not me). But I agree, some "content consumers" CAN help the community.