I’m just wondering...

No, strictly speaking the rewards are way too meager in terms of a business, and they will never amount to all that much unless the Steem value goes apeshit again :-)

BUT: I'm not doing it for the money, especially not the $5 - $10 net ROI I have here currently. It's a hobby and I'm an amateur, albeit with some ambition. I'm not expecting more than a little gas money at best.

This may sound strange after all the griping, but it's the principle of it. I'm trying to create something positive here and don't need any self-righteous do-gooders to interfere with the way I drive eyeballs to my screen.

Does that make sense?

used to do sound for film and TV

It would be nice if I could make enough to subscribe to a service like Artlist in the near future to kick up the level of professionalism another notch.