The clickbait mongers and other vapid assembly line producers are getting wiped out with the changes, and that’s good for the long run. My compensation is up slightly, mostly just redistributed. I don’t make enough on Medium to quit my day job as a professor, (as if I ever would leave my dream job) but I appreciate the steady second income that I earn on Medium. Mostly, I am here to change the world and make a difference. That’s also going well 😃