I think by giving them the support they need.
When you write an article of 500 words upward and see 0.01 upvote on it, it kills every zeal to want to do more.
While this is a busy space, i think more needs to be done to encourage genuine writers who are consistent in writing good post daily.
As a support, the big guys can help them rehive articles they think deserve to be seen.
Even if it is 1$ on their post, they will stay and keep pushing until it increases gradually.
You are right
I think you’re very right, any amount of money on a post is enough to make somebody realize that it is way more than they have received from other social media platforms such as Instagram/Facebook/Twitter.