It was like that all of the time here back in February....All of the new writers thought they hit a goldmine for a little while. Very few are still writing now.
I don't have a problem if someone wants to talk about earnings, but it's good to give some background information. Like how much time they spend here, topics that do well, etc.
I always found these stories interesting when I first started writing on Medium because I wanted to know if it was worth my time or not.