People tend not to read the whole post, probably the reasn why your post eanrs so much, people tend to upvote posts with more$ on the side not because of the good content but because the chance is higher to get upvoted back, this steemit reward system will only benefit the ones already having money or are good at kissing ass. Posts like yours are nice to read but are not even remotly true.
https://steemit.com/steem/@nioctib/steemit-ass-kissing-contest-or-how-to-make-money-on-steemit