My man. Thank you for this message. It's one of the most heartfelt things I've read in a long while, and definitely one of the most heartfelt things anyone has ever written for me, here or otherwise!

It's interesting you noticed that Medium stopped notifying us about the top earners of the month. I noticed that, too. I hope our conjectures are all wrong, and that Medium eventually bounces back and becomes a better place to write, but I'm going to be diversifying just in case- some of these relational changes have a feeling of finality about them I just can't explain.

On the bright side, maybe it's time for me to write that goddamned novel.

Wishing you luck, too, Erik. I enjoy your works on philosophy, and I hope I get to read more of them, no matter what Medium does or does not. Cheers to us both!