Re: photos - value of content is subjective - photographer, analyst, copywriter, artist - all valid pursuits and professions.
We only have a problem if a user posts 10 of those $200 photos/charts/articles/drawings a day and tries to milk the community for every last drop.
We are yet to run numbers again following Steem price appreciation, but we imagine he is now earning well over $20 000 USD per day.
Who the hell needs/deserves that much money?
Apologies, short on time - copying response to a similar argument above.