This. I feel exactly the same way. On that note, I'm hoping that Medium will tweak its algorithms so that the content-mill nature of the site is discouraged — i.e., so that well-thought pieces have more of a money-making shelf-life and writers don't feel pressured to churn out new stuff constantly. When they have to write something new several times a week just to earn decent pay, quality suffers. What you wrote here is an excellent summation of the issue and of a LOT of writers' feelings about their craft. Thank you!