Oh no, my panties are firmly uncrunched by it all. I'd consider myself interested via the pursuit of mischief- and it would be remiss of me to pretend to care any more than that. I just have a background quibbling very precise bits of law with social workers so I know how the game is played.

The piece was subjectively very good (not to my taste - but lots of people liked it) and so she can have her winnings and run free.... if Medium have done a photo exchange after the fact that's somewhat telling. Someone, somewhere in the legal department is throwing chairs.