It goes beyond Medium to digital freelancing writing in general. I've since written a couple more articles following up on these themes:

https://medium.com/an-idea/optimism-and-infotainment-how-digital-media-infantilize-us-3645ba8fd1b3?sk=f2ff7a728d14bc54f754d0a55a662af5

https://medium.com/an-idea/from-academic-to-freelance-writing-coping-with-culture-shock-f84bd37e242b?sk=fa931dcedba0ed67569c886483841445