Aloha Jessie, this is very real, thanks.
I need to say this as I've been up since 5am researching Medium posts. The so-called "A List" writers have a huge back log of stories to rework, going back to 2015, so they are not reinventing the wheel every time they publish. It's important to remember that. I was surprised to see a few big names repeating articles with 6 months apart - not even changing the headline or anything. Ok, back in 2018, but still... I guess both articles would still be bringing in money if they still remain published on the site. What I'm trying to say, we got go gentler into the night. There is too much macho chat about numbers. Write because you have something we need to hear. Peace.