Just curious but wouldn't even a payout of 1000$ / article (and let's say you can 2 very well-researched and 2 3 4 more personal, introspective and "amateurish" as you say, although you'd see, if you really participated that you'll start to write A LOT more) wouldn't convince you?
How much is a vice writer paid?!
RE: My investigation into Steemit for VICE Motherboard.