I would be interested to know exactly how the authors of the content earn here? Do they receive any bonuses from the number of their subscribers or the amount of material created? Or are other factors taken into account?
As I understand the system, the author works for the good of himself. You must have a large number of interested users who subscribe to you so that it is possible to offer them paid articles, analytics.
If this is so, then it is not clear why the description focuses specifically on the rating, as if it is important for monetization? If users decide everything
Of course, the solution always remains for subscribers and they decide whether to read only the authors free materials or whether they are willing to pay for his work. The rating here is important because it will help find the author among other users, since the platform has a ranking system by popularity.