I think it's wrong to equate "waiting" with "working". My posts don't get a lot of notice, generally. I couldn't live on what I make here, but then, I'm not trying to. I'm plowing it all back into SP no matter what, so the long game is much more important.
That just makes it that much more important to do quality work, keep my head down, and engage with the community, rather than trying to scare up a whale upvote so I can make a couple hundred bucks on a post. It would be nice. I've never had a $100 post (and only one over $40). But if I have to get that $100 on one post or thirty, I'm still going to do it, because when I get to whale status, I want to stay there based on what I've become as a part of the community, not what I did once or twice begging others for favors.
@cristof Awesome! Thank you for your very much contribution.
I'll be following. Anyone that has a solid take like this is someone to support.