I think this goes a long way toward explaining why one whale would question a long and interesting post earning 2k while voting for a four ingredient smoothie making 1k. It's a game.
Back to the old 'if you are not paying for the product you ARE the product' for us minnows.
I'm not going to change my behavior anyway. I like when people vote for me whether it makes me money or not. I'll keep voting for content I like. This place is too much fun to stop.