Just before I read your article, I read Marcus Musick's article about the phony writing gurus on Medium who claim to only have the interest of new writers at heart. I expand his view on the equally phony claims of some of the editors who brag about how they do all the work only to help writers. It is nauseating BS. And they lord it over readers who are too naive to realize what you rightfully point out: to help another when it advances them at your cost is a fool’s game. So why should they. Here is the link to Marcus Musick's piece, in case you are interested (https://medium.com/never-stop-writing/medium-writing-gurus-are-they-living-in-fantasy-or-reality-5bd24b1f1693)