I would be curious to know how many writers on Medium actually make money here. If only 4-6% make $100.00 on the platform there are thousnads of writirst nto doing well . I made more money last month than I have in the previous three years combined because of a boosted story. It was SO exhilarating. Sadly, without another boosted story, I'll be back to barely making enough to cover my $5.00 membership fee. Speaking of the fee, removing the incentive to sign up others by canceling the referral program was stupod. I haven't't personally made money from referrals, but without the incentive why bother? I'm grateful that I don't depend on the platform to make a living. There are many writers that have poured thier heart and soul into Medium, and taking anything away from them is just wrong. It will be interesting to see what the future holds here. I'm planning on sticking with it., and making some money for all of my efforts would be great. I'll bet Tony Stubblebine gets a REALLY big paycheck.