Great data analysis post! As an engineer, I love statistics, charts, and graphs and it's very interesting to see the breakdown of posts by number of comments, upvotes, etc.

This also made me thankful that I've managed to get some of my posts in the top 10-20% ranking in terms of payout despite being pretty new here. I really didn't know what to expect going into this and it's nice to see my time has been well spent in terms of rewards even though that's not the sole reason I'm here.

Honestly I enjoy writing, sharing photos and life stories, and interacting with other people from all over the world. I've been on facebook maybe 2-3 times in the few weeks since I've started on steemit and I see my time here as much better spent than on any other social media site. I used to get up every morning and spend half an hour or more staring at my phone scrolling through my FB feed while I drink coffee and get ready for the work day. Now I get on Steemit and either interact with others by reading and commenting on posts that I find interesting and insightful or creating my own content if I have something that I think is worth sharing.

One thing people should keep in mind is even if you're only making a dollar or two on each post, it adds up over time and STEEM could increase in value many times over in the coming years. So those $1-2 post payouts could become the equivalent of $10 or even $100 payouts if you hold the currency for long enough. I'm looking at this as a long term investment of my time and money. I've been buying STEEM in small quantities as the price has dropped and I plan to hold my earnings and what I invest here for a very long time. It's all just a bonus to me.