I will say that our erstwhile and esteemed Paul Combs won a huge challenge there last year/ some other lovely Medium writers have placed. But yeah, I’ve made less than my daily average on Medium in a year there (posting very infrequently, though) & my grand total of $17 can’t even be withdrawn yet. The showcased "writing" is sometimes terrible & I wonder if the "editors" should call themselves "content curators" instead. But! Those fiction challenges are awesome/ and the quality writing of those winners has increased tenfold. Keeps me hanging on for the slim chance at placing, & if I don’t, I still have more fiction to add to my portfolio 🕺