It's not betting because some people get more than others, that's not what betting or waging is about. I said it's not win lose, it's win win. You seem to look at curation as zero sum game, where anything that you did not get you lost. Its not betting simply because there is a chance to be rewarded, it's only betting when something is risked or put up as a wager, you can try and say it' s betting because Different people vote. Different people upvote. So, one person may get more curation rewards from that one vote. Another person may get less rewards for one vote. or that you're "betting" on your vote but obviously you can't lament over shit that was never yours, so saying that your "bet" lost is silly and seeing curation as a zero sum game of winners and losers simply because some make more than others seriously misses the point of rewards which isn't to go only to a few, but to many, or else hardly anyone else will try to buy in/work in and earn, some might look at 1 steem post as a loss when others see it as a win, same for curation, some are focused on profits and others simply reward what they like and even if they are trying to get the highest reward it is no more a matter of betting than simply being rewarded for any other activity, be it creating content or just holding stake.
RE: In a few minutes, and with Steemit's full approval, @Bloom (Blumenthal? Bloomberg?) will come along & wipe out my posts...