I guess from a data/accounting management standpoint it makes sense since everyone (well, not me) probably has checked the box to monetize and sending out those $.10 payments probably is not adding to their bottom line. Still, those are pretty high bars, so limit it to pretty good or inane/tantalizing/salacious material. Certainly no place for local or small market businesses, though I don't know how many of those actually try to monetize, either. I wonder if it's going to drive some YouTube channels to posting on FB or somewhere else.
Realistically, I don't expect this to cause the top viewed videos to improve in quality.