At a few points in the article you say things like-
"You don't have to demonstrate that you know anything about cryptocoins"
" None of her post actually has anything to do with cryptocurrency."
"Does she contribute anything substantial to the cryptocurrency
community?"
You make it sound as if those are the only sort of posts that should be considered for a big payout. Steemit is being marketed as a new form of social media, not just a place for cryptocurrency enthusiasts to hang out and discuss cryptocoins.
If the goal is to grow Steemit to be an actual alternative to the facebooks/reddits/what not of the world you are going to have to appeal to the masses. Sure, quality content will always find a willing audience here but hot chicks, stupid memes, food, and weed also make up a large part of what a lot of people talk about online. Good or bad, popular things will remain popular no matter what platform you are on.
That's precisely the point, it's not about cryptocurrency exclusively anymore and you don't have to know anything about cryptocurrency to be popular. I'm not implying that they HAVE to talk about cryptocurrency, I'm saying that they didn't talk about it, which is precisely my point. I'm not saying it's a bad thing that they are not talking about crypto either. I'm just pointing it out as it is. Nowadays, it's about appealing to the masses like you said. So if you follow the 3 steps, you will get a higher chance of a big payout.
I was just pointing out that your post gives the impression that you feel posts about the crytpo stuff should be the ones getting paid out. I don't disagree with the steps though, definitely a sure fire way to get noticed here. Hell, looking at your posts, I would have wagered many a steem dollar that a hot/nerdy/asian girl would be cleaning up even more than your whiter counterparts.