There is certainly an element of truth to;
However, WE STILL WANT to see MASSIVE payouts for shit posts, just ones that we happen to have written.
I have read post by many users (not all) complaining about not being recognised, and (I'm not saying my content is above average) their content is horrible.
Unstructured, Not referenced properly, hard to read...
You content is above average. A high percentage of what gets posted is shit. Spending time on New is like digging through the garbage dump looking for that hard drive full of Bitcoins.