I follow your logic... This is indeed a very real paradox, so it seems... As active users that want good content, we need to be thoughtful in who we follow, who we reward and I believe even more important, interacting through comments (and of course upvotes when appropriate). I value the comments and interaction immensely. Even if I don't make anything off of a post (which I still don't as I am very new) if people comment I at least know that they are reading and value it enough to take the time to write back. The interactions keep me coming back, incentivize me to work on quality content and will hopefully keep me around long enough to make a little money on the side. So I say, it is up to those of us who want quality content to keep those posting it interested in do so