Does it really matter at the end of the day?
If you're not voting for yourself on this account, you're using a separate account. If not, then it will come from friends/tribe leaders with high HP even if your content doesn't actually contribute anything of value to the chain, other than that it's coming from autovotes.
Do a test right now... You average roughly 800-1200 words per post... Do a 100 Word post and you'll still be making over $5 per post.
We both started Steem at around the same time, in fact, I started before you. There is a Cabal and a group of elites and I'm not a part of them for calling them out.