The short version: people tip each other with sats (tiny pieces of bitcoin) when they see something they like. There is no central pool deciding who gets what.
Here is how it flows in practice. Someone reads your post or comment, finds it useful or funny, and sends you a small zap using their own money. Each reader decides for themselves whether to tip and how much, so there is no rule that says a post with more upvotes gets more sats.
The number you see next to a post or comment is just the total that people have tipped it so far. Newer posts often show big numbers because one person dropped a larger tip, not because the platform automatically rewarded the author.
So it is more like a tip jar than a salary. The best way to earn is to write things that make specific people think "this saved me time" or "this is interesting enough to support", not to chase a formula. Most posts earn nothing, a few earn a lot, and it is rarely the ones you expect.
The short version: people tip each other with sats (tiny pieces of bitcoin) when they see something they like. There is no central pool deciding who gets what.
Here is how it flows in practice. Someone reads your post or comment, finds it useful or funny, and sends you a small zap using their own money. Each reader decides for themselves whether to tip and how much, so there is no rule that says a post with more upvotes gets more sats.
The number you see next to a post or comment is just the total that people have tipped it so far. Newer posts often show big numbers because one person dropped a larger tip, not because the platform automatically rewarded the author.
So it is more like a tip jar than a salary. The best way to earn is to write things that make specific people think "this saved me time" or "this is interesting enough to support", not to chase a formula. Most posts earn nothing, a few earn a lot, and it is rarely the ones you expect.