I would like it if you wrote about to get 5k followers. Medium's new rules remind me of Demand Studios. I wrote for them for four years and was making about 400-650 per month until they also changed their rules. Suddenly we could accept a lump sum payment for the less lucrative articles, but they would keep those that generated the most money. Before they could do that, I went in, copied the articles and then deleted them before I could get screwed. It is getting harder and harder to find sites for freelance writers.