Well, I get that there are many sides to this coin, which is not a great idiom in this case--it's more like a three-dimensional polygon--you choose how many sides. I published this piece yesterday where I acknowledge that many writers only see things from their perspectives, perspectives skewed by expectations, and they fail to see that Medium is a business that exists to keep its customers happy, and that while Medium's model can't work without writers, far more important are the paying customers who are just readers. https://medium.com/all-about-m/stop-whining-f80d361ea4c8, the subtitle is "Life isn’t fair and it’s not supposed to be and Medium is a business — writers get over yourselves!"