Medium has only ever been a place to express myself to the world without having to worry about technicalities of blogging or narrowing down to a niche. I write about what strikes my interest. I'm aiming to publish one piece per week. I do this to keep my writing "muscle" actve, not to feed the algorithm. I earn $5-$10 per month. The money is irrelevant. What lights my fire are the comments which show me that at least one person saw what I wrote.