OMG. Who wouldn't want to read that one?! It was genius. I don't think there is anything distasteful about wanting to be well paid for writing. But what i do have a problem with is those that write ONLY for the money. It's why medium is chock full of meta articles on how to make money and flooded with AI-generated content. It concerns me a bit that the boost programme may lead to people squishing their authentic voice in favour of what Brian calls "homogensied finger foods". Let's hope not. If your bat story got boosted, and I so hope it did, all is not yet lost. 💚