Rewarding Points -

Why does chess.com give less points to me, even if I defeat a player with more points than mine.  But if I loose to a lower ranked player, I end up loosing more points.  My victory is less rewarding than my losses, in terms of points.

Then beat more players!

Actually, the more you play, the less points you earn/lose.

It is to help balance your rating.

For example, when I started chess.com I lost 50-60 points due to one loss and earned 80 for a win against a sleepy 1256.

Eventually the points you earn/lose level and stay that way.

Unless you decide to play a 300 and lose on purpose. Then you lose BIG!

You have different ratings for different games.

Your Blitz rating is 1174, your standard rating is 1217.