Then what's the point of having a blinding option? Everyone wants to get paid in a system that pays, I assume. Is it so that you can give a rating on the content but not give a reward to the content creator?

Blind isn't an option, its how you vote so other people can't see the vote until the "reveal" of what everyone else voted. Revealing is an option (which you would never not do unless you wanted to vote and not get paid). The blind is there to prevent early bandwagon effect on something that gets popular quick.

Your second point is what I brought up in my first post. I still don't see it to be bot proof of even resistant honestly. Maybe not as simple as you describe, but still easily gamble in my opinion.

Edit: had to edit post instead of respond to question because comment depth is limited.
Clarified the reveal option statement.