YES to all of this! I love the metaphors. And this: “He wanted to take his favorite Medium writers and put us all on his site, on his podcast, to convince us Medium didn’t love us the way he did” — so true, and I still can’t believe I fell for it.

I love this piece and your writing and I’m so glad I got to know you a bit better through this whole icky process. (And thanks for the shout-out. Much appreciated.) ❤