I now understand why they came up with the big shiny Medium Day campaign/event - to distract the sheep from the fact that they're about to be fleeced. It's robbery - and you're not alone: https://rolli.medium.com/for-the-first-time-in-my-five-years-on-medium-my-daily-august-1st-earnings-after-this-update-3747f8a83294