The shady behaviors you describe have killed every revenue-sharing writing platform that’s come before. A few unethical people figure out how to exploit and game the system, steal all the goodies, and leave nothing for those who are trying to do things the “right way.”

Some of us have been saying this for months. Years, maybe. If Medium doesn’t act fast to STOP the bad actors and REWARD the writers patiently waiting their turn to shine on their own merits — if that’s even possible, at this point — Medium, too, will implode.