So our brains consider our personal reputation just as important as financial reward.
That's a good insight. I can relate to that in my life. If people can focus on reputation, it could take some of the disappointment away of not being noticed while building toward a future where perhaps the money will follow.
here@jasonstaggers , I hope to be an example of what can happen when you build a good reputation in writing content. We all just have to hang in here. Build a reputation and hopefully the reward will follow. @piedpiper have a very nice piece about satisfaction on Steemit. You can view it