Wow! That is some shite there. I don't even have 3K followers yet on Medium and I now average about $100 a month from them. This month I may even double that as I've already hit that $100 goal! I became a member in February of 2020 so it does not happen over night but all it takes is one or two "brilliant" articles that get a couple hundred looks and you'll be on your way! Bottom line is to just keep at it. There is an audience for EVERYONE doing ANYTHING now! You just have to keep going until they find you! Side note, I will probably never enter Tik Tok from all the BS I've heard about it. I left Facebook well before it became Meta, almost a year now away from that cesspool. I don't use Twitter either as it just yet another tool for fascists to warp the weak minded. But mostly I left FB and Twit because I was wasting my time writing on it for FREE when I could be getting PAID on Medium!! Why the hell do people keep ANY deadbeat platform alive anymore is something I will NEVER understand. YouTube seems to be a scam anymore too! I'm looking into Substack next as I've heard some good things but Medium def treats me well enough for now, FINALLY.