[Parody] Why is Storj Labs keeping my losses!?

Yes, if you join the project today even with a 10TB drive you are unlikely to pull out a fiat payment for the first 10-12 months at least. Probably more.

Not sure what joining the project now has anything to do with the USD payment in my comment.

Because storj used to make extra payments (called surge payments) that have mainly gone the way of the dodo now. So, if you were on the project at that time you got paid more than just based on your traffic.