Yes, the amount for the big profiles changed back in August after they modified how they calculate payments.

I used to publish back in 2020 and I never made much at all, until I started writing again in August.

If the big writers had focused on engagment, they would still be making a crazy amount of money. Instead, they became used to never replying to anyone and they still do this, which is why quite a lot of them get little to no engagement on articles now.