Hey, I really appreciate you sharing your article! Thanks for looking into the data delay issue, but I still have some doubts that it completely accounts for the recent drop in earnings for a lot of us.

I hear you about EPR fluctuating, but it feels like the recent drops are really standing out compared to what we usually see.

Also, you haven't shown any proof that the earnings are not impacted by the data delays. It seems like those delays might be affecting when we get our earnings, too.

So, you recognize EPR fluctuations, but you don't really dive into why they could be occurring. Do you think Medium might be lowering EPR to make up for the drop in earnings, even if it's not on purpose, because of the data delays?

Your article really centers around your personal experience. I've been chatting with other writers, and it turns out a lot of them are seeing some pretty big drops too. It's not just me, and it looks like it's happening across the board, not tied to any particular niche.

It seems like your argument relies a lot on your own observations, which may not reflect what all Medium writers go through. Some writers might be experiencing even bigger drops than I am.

I get that the data delays are annoying, but they don't really account for why my earnings have gone down from about $30 for 560 reads to around $7 or $8. It seems like there's something deeper going on with how Medium figures out earnings.

The article brings up some interesting ideas, but it doesn't really back them up enough to say for sure that the recent drop in earnings for Medium writers isn't because of a change in how Medium figures out those earnings. We should most certainly look more closely to find the reason for the lower earnings.

Though I don't want to come out as negative, I really think we should take into account a much more general problem could be there. Medium appears to be adjusting its technique, and it's having some unexpected consequences for authors.

Hey, have your earnings changed a lot lately? Please let me know what you think!