I felt obligated to reply to this comment, because you're correct at interpreting my intent.
I should have been cleared with my numbers considering the audience (HN is a stat-aware place it appears!)
Both of my numbers were accurate as stated:
* There were 20K~ active creators.
* The average monthly payout was $5K.
HOWEVER, those numbers are not intended to be calculated together for a total payout valuation (doing that would assume every creator received a payout every month, which was not the case).
I should have been cleared with my numbers considering the audience (HN is a stat-aware place it appears!)
Both of my numbers were accurate as stated:
* There were 20K~ active creators.
* The average monthly payout was $5K.
HOWEVER, those numbers are not intended to be calculated together for a total payout valuation (doing that would assume every creator received a payout every month, which was not the case).