Hello there, this is an interesting take on the idea of helping. Lately, I've going about one of my fixed posts for the week which is usually the one that takes more time. Maybe you could check it out. It's my Woodworking Wednesdays Series.
Anyhow, I think the diversification of content and quality of resources does a lot for the kind of rewards you receive up to a point. Content creators are somehow limited on this regard as I believe bigger stakeholders, project leaders and Hive Builders get rewarded for their contributions.
I wouldn't say I'd mind getting more upvotes, but I think I need better gear in one sense and reaching out more to other users as well.
Maybe this wasn't the idea of comment you were expecting but, it was a chance to say something related to upvotes.