Ohh your picture just looks as good as a stock foto! Sorry for that
because you did the picture yourself your post valued up in my mind
I absolutely think that a longterm engagement and post quality is valuable but I also think that there is no balance right now compared to new users. I dont know how to avoid that and I am no blockchain specialist or whatever - I justed noted those wierd high rewards under many and not only your posts. Like I've said: no judgement / offence and yeah I hope that smart people will find a good solution for this..
To answer your question: I would pay more for the piece that takes the most time. A book in your example of course. A meme has short humourous value but tbh that's not the kind of content I would ever pay anything for ^^ my personal preference is videos / short or long movies /documentations since I am more a visual guy and I like to see/hear what the content is about. A well made 5 minutes video can transport so much more than a written text for me personally. If the video is well made and diverse enough my attention span is longer than that but I never will be able to watch > 20min gameplay or talking head videos. It all depends on content and production quality.
This is part of the reason I do it. I am not a photographer, so I can't really offer individual pictures that stand alone, but I am an enthusiast, so I can use them to support my story as a creative of some kind.
They are also ubiquitous and free on a million and one other platforms.
I agree, I used to love the pixar shorts and the emotion they could bring in short periods of time - but just think how long one of those takes to create.
I answered piece by piece before i got to this - but yep.