One possibility. would be they get paid from post updates like we all do, which I assume they do.
Add to that. A salary %. that salary % can be as high as 15% which is acceptable. However, Possibly a cap on a yearly earning. With a minimum term of contribution not below 5 years, will then also give an assured income of a set amount after they leave and move to areas they hold in interest. they can take with them an annual sum gratis payment. This conditional on length of input. min:3 yr .. 5 yr full benefit. Also they could not leave and go to a rival company or any that would compete with lets say Steemit.
I can see your brain ticking with the salary part. Not that hard to work around. As long as we can compromise on some things, we can do anything.
I possibly interpret things wrong, but I see a lot of talk about Freedom from the ruling class to put it simply. I also see many just trying to grab the loot. I see a lot of talk about how things are not equal and what is unfair. I see a lot of sad stories here, or people posting links to youtube soon to be Dtube I expect as they will get rewarded there too. I see no group coming together for the better of everyone.
I am not that strong in Steemit very new here. I did write a brief blog for social economics.
https://steemit.com/socialeconomics/@brayias/serious-or-just-all-talk
If you have time or interest in pursuing an idea like such. I would appreciate an audience with you to talk further.