Thank you, Yuri, for this helpful analysis of how things work on Medium for you. There's plenty here that other writers on the platform will benefit from.

Thank you also for the name-check - much appreciated - your writing is a pleasure to read and it's a privilege to be able to collaborate a little as an editor. 🫶

As for your approach to writing - I think you're spot-on - the most important thing is for a writer to enjoy the writing, Invariably, what is written with joy is read with joy. So, hold onto that joy ...and keep on dancing!