If you go with the ideology that ..... stealing a penny or stealing a car both is robbery...

Than the same holds true for.... setting 1% rewards for building a community or 50%.

I completely don't understand how people judge what is small or big.
Small or big never has a benchmark. It is only point of reference.

What other reason, let me share mine:
Awareness about the content ( more rewards, more reach )

Moreover, if I find something fishy, I would leave. Easy as it is.

Moreover, how can I believe that people are not doing the same ( which you are saying) by sending the amount from back channel ( directly from wallet )
Ex. Please don't set me as beneficiary but I will upvote your content and kindly share weekly fixed return back to me through wallet.

I just want to understand how this all is working.