Followers will help you for sure, but the more it depends on the steem power an account have that is upvoting a post. I want to give an example which will help you in understanding about steem rewards.
There are two cases,
- With 10 followers but with more steem power in them.
- 1000 followers with less steem power.
Now both of them votes on two different posts.
Post on which 1st group voted will get more reward from reward pool (This is the case for which I am talking in my post. bots or fake accounts with more steem power upvoting a certain account on a continuous manner, thus helping the account owner to earn more or helping in raping the reward pool)
Post on which 2nd group voted will get less amount as they have very less steem power.
Ok kinda see what your saying. I’ll follow up on this and see what you come up with , and observe this convo some more. This is concerning but interesting as well. Keep up the good fight and steem on!