50 Claps for this one. It makes me sad that because of Medium’s dumb rule about no pay for articles with “Medium” in them you aren’t eligible for the MPP.

“We need to be treated with dignity and a sense that our creativity matters.” -Michael K. Spencer

Every writer should put that line in their bio! I’ve been on Medium long that I remember when there was no MPP and you could talk directly with Ev simply by tagging him in one of your posts. WTF happened Medium? Every since the MPP started I’ve seen a lot of great writers leave Medium out of frustration. If they only want “pros” writing for them then maybe it’s time they start a separate platform. If I want to read the NY Times I’ll read the, well, NY Times, lol.

Thanks for writing some fantastic articles recently. I applaud you for trying to fight the good fight. I hope someone besides the fucking algorithms at Medium are actually listening.