I upvoted this post for a little visibility.
This is 100th rant about whales upvoting content that people disagree with.
What is interesting is that the content you cite, to my mind earned the money it received. It was new fresh and entertaining.

Compare this with my rant a few weeks ago, where I was explaining that we're casting the wrong impression by only voting up titsNtravel type posts.
Which I know you saw because your reply to me is what brought me here.

I think here, you may be off base.

Different people genuinely value different things. But there are now many, many more $1k-$5k posts and the number of winner takes all mega bucks lottery winners has dropped significantly.

Also I'm seeing a lot of comments that earn more than the post they are in. I think that's a really healthy sign. It means that the community in general, minnows and whales alike are starting to enjoy a diversity of opinion and considered, constructive criticism instead of what usually happens in a social media network.

Normally, tribes form and these tribes quickly devolve into a mono-culture focused on a single "leader" with a single mind and view point. Anyone who has a different opinion is quickly ostracized to go form their own "anti" camp. For an example of this see the dynamic between /r/btc & /r/bitcoin

Yet if you look at what is happening here, many people who have never made the front page are making it now.

You may think it's worthless and you are entitled to your opinion. But many of these are fascinating and represent a lot of hardwork by their author especially if you can get past the click bait headlines and keep in mind that the author is forced to appeal as widely as possible if they want to be heard, and thus must try to distill, some very complex topics down into something simpler and more digestible.

My recommendation to any whale who stumbles in here would be to follow @gravvit's lead and highlight quality content in their own blogs, using it as a sounding board to highlight what they consider the best things and why.