They are rewarding mediocre content based on relationships, influence, etc which in a social setting is quite understandable but the blockchain isn't generating enough in revenue to cover for those excesses. That's the problem.
I hear what you're saying Nonso and agree with many of your points but how do you quantify what is good content and just mediocre ??
It's kind of subjective in many regards,imho
I agree quality is subjective but i believe we can aggregate quality when we compare and contrast. Here is my take really, a lot of us know here that we are not putting in our best and when such effort is rewarded, it is almost impossible for people to improve. Notwithstanding there is a demand for mediocre people just need to know it exists, it just needs to push harder. There is value everywhere and in everything.