Thank you for this article. People get into a lot of trouble with Medium and Twitter's way of doing things but the truth is that both companies have helped me a lot. Without twitter I would never have had a book published. And without Medium, I wouldn't be able to make myself known in a different language. For me this community may not be perfect but it is much better than having no support. Thanks for saying how you feel. No one gave you anything, you earned it. Congratulations.