Only if your metric for success is financial compensation. Some of my best stories on Medium were the ones that dragged me down a research rabbit hole for an afternoon. Some of my most lucrative pieces were dashed out within half an hour. Money is an arbitrary award here, the process is what matters. I have zero desire to write about sex and wouldn’t do so even if it guaranteed me $500 per article - I’m here to enjoy myself, that’s my definition of success. Some people make a fortune here by constantly rewriting their worst stories.