Just as in many games.. Pay to Win! ;)
It does seem a bit strange that new users with sometimes not that great content get massive rewards.. I remember I got a post reward of well over 200$ when i just started out.. And that was just a picture of a drawing I once made.. Since then i tried to learn and create better content, but it is still hard to get some (imo good posts/content) to be seen by a lot of people.. even with about 800 followers the amount of views is sometimes even lower than the upvotes.. its strange
Strange indeed.. Well maybe people loved your drawing! I don't mind artwork getting paid well, it's just annoying seeing the same individuals constantly rake hundreds without any work.
I know what you mean .. but i think it has something to do with a couple of whale bots that seem to do big upvotes in order to try and make new people stay for a while.. when they do stay for a while.. they loose that whale-bot support.