correct, it’s a combination of the two. This way, users can increase their earnings somewhat independent of job board revenues as long as they continue to create great content & have quality discussions. More users does lead to dilution of airdrops, but it should also increase revenue to counteract it.

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I think the amount is a function of your trust score, combined with total revs from jobs.  I believe job postings have increased, but it's possible your trust score went up too.  

This would have a compounding impact.

SN can't give out 500 sats per user.  Sybil attacks are a thing!