Hey! Some of us are still chirpy and upbeat. I love all the newbies arriving. Medium has a habit of changing itself every few months or so and then everything goes to hell in a handcart for a while before stability resumes. Shani is right though, this is quite a deep drop off on the algorithm and lots of publications and 'experienced' writers have gone elsewhere. Never been a better time to join Medium

If you're interested in finding out what madness you've joined. Here's the history of Medium by someone who lived through it all. https://medium.com/lucid-nightmare/the-full-history-of-medium-changes-as-explained-by-a-penguin-a4345815f6fc