"If you want to make progress here, focus on yourself." Evrything you wrote is well said Kristina, but I especially like the above quote. All too often, we base our success, or lack of it, on what someone else is doing or saying, or not doing. But once you figure out what your writing on Medium really means to you, you'll either have the determination to stick it out, or walk away, complaining, without a clue about what you'll really be missing. I'm still in the early phase, but I feel this in my gut, and it's nice to hear from writers like you, who reinforce what I've come to believe. Thanks again for sharing :-)