This is a great post! I mean honestly I wish I could've been told this at the beginning but get it is super important now even compared to when I came in because the tending page is often showing posts at or worth $1000 dollars and if can be very frustrating when someone is making dollars and even cents. Thank you for taking the time to communicate this to the people on this platform.
I get why Steemit wants to show off the trending page but it can be somewhat misleading. New Steemians figure that they will be able to get high payouts right off the bat. In theory it could happen but let's be real, chances of that happening are very slim, unless you are someone like Jerry Banfield :)