" The goofs like me who merely like to be around other goofs. Smart, funny, and kind writers and readers who get us, and we, them. People with whom we can laugh, commiserate, and even spar a bit while remaining friends." Girl. WTF? We just got through talking about the potential for bias under the boosting program, when Medium so kindly shared how it's done, now this? I just had my first viral story ever - that I doubt was boosted, especially since it's a Medium meta story and doesn't even earn the "normal" amount. I'm excited to make a little more than a C note on it, so I sure as hell can't imagine making a grand! But then again, I don't get to nominate myself for the privilege :-)