This happens to me a bit too.

I measure the value of my posts by the conversation it generates. I love the money and it's starting to grow to where it can count as income, so I'm not sad that people give me votes with or without reading. I am especially happy when people engage in conversation!

Some days I want to post random pictures of fruit with the wrong topic ... like "This is an apple"

Just to see if it still gets an immediate $2 in upvotes ...