Man, that last line confused me now. It doesn't sound that much like a sad joke. I actually had the idea the other day that in order for people to get steady payouts, there needs to be some kind of contract between accounts that almost guarantees and upvote. It sucks to get pennies for your work, but it is mentally tough to cope with one of your posts getting $100 and then the next getting $0.35 because that whale chose to not vote for you.