Hey @kus-knee! I don't know what the highest payout ever was -- probably the one you mention above.
I remember when that happened! It was a crazy time for Steemit. People were raking in thousands per post and hundreds for comments. I really wish I could have gotten some portion of that, but I wasn't set up at the time for it. :/
Maybe there'll be another Renaissance like that or bigger. Probably not, but maybe. But I'm thinking that it's more realistic that people make a few bucks per post on average if they've got a decent following going, and for the whales maybe a few hundred at the high end. That's way more sustainable than people making a yearly wage in a single post... I mean, c'mon!
Yes it was more of an anomaly and most certifiably not sustainable! Still it's part of our history and fun to look at. We have our own pizza for bitcoin type of story!
For sure! And this is one that I was actually around for :D