Tom,

It is not a laughing matter.

My first writing experience was in the reality where we had official censors. I wrote about it: https://virtualagora.us/what-did-i-learn-from-the-worlds-best-editor-2724bb8f42be.

Curators are children of a marriage of editors and censors.

Their decisions mean a make or break it for authors on Medium.

During my four years on Medium, one of my articles, a long one and not easy to read, had been recommended to readers in the Daily Digest. It resulted in a decent income, about 95% of my whole income on Medium.

Money is not a laughing matter.