My 3speak videos average between $15-20, have a small amount of comments and receive votes hours after posting. The only "bot" I use is a curation trail and that gives me about .90 cents. The rest of my payout amount comes from actual humans with large SP.
Would my posts need to be reviewed?
I cannot answer, but would not downvote without checking out the content first - no comments could just mean a lack of visibility for you right now.