steemit doesnt care about the past
it only cares about what it can make off your content TODAY
all posts should be on a constant 24-hr pay cycle but not all of them will get paid out after the first day because then they fall off everyones radar
thats why this place is not a source of information like it should be
no one comes to steemit to "look up that one blog post that was really awesome" because after it pays out its forgotten by everyone even the author
people come here to post things to make money
the whole site is so damn blinded by the money that no one cares what you post