If views counted for something I would be more inclined to promote my blogs in other places. I posted one on reddit that got a bunch of views but few votes and therefore no payout. I also think blogs you write that still get views a year later should have value. It's a rush to get everyone to read and vote on it in 7 days. Long term though there is no reward if people are still reading it a year later. I don't even consider writing stuff with long term potential for views.