Friend of whale posts random youtube video makes 80$

Hive account@matrixdweller spends all day making awesome Titantall original content and makes nothing. I can't write Steemit off as a ponzi because a few whales treat it like a ponzi but I am starting to see why others do.

Hive account@matrixdweller original content worth 4 cents
https://steemit.com/gaming/@matrixdweller/more-matrixdweller-epic-titanfall-highlights-set-to-dope-trance-music

whale friend posts somebody else's Youtube content and makes 80$... isn't that a form of plagiarism?
https://steemit.com/pingpong/@penguinpablo/these-guys-take-ping-pong-trick-shots-to-the-next-level