Your reply is loaded with logical fallacies. A complete misunderstanding of reply with the simple observation.
You went to some defense mode with use of psychological projection.

Created whole essay out of simple answer.
It seems that this simple answer might have directed your psychological/intellectual dishonesty or paradox regarding declining rewards to simply prove that "Not everything posted on Steemit is posted to make money" by declining a reward.

If something is intended to be posted not for money, then money reward should be declined (in this case cryptocurrency reward).
It is that freaking simple.