I am a full time blogger and I can't say how true this is... it's like 10000% true.
I had a lot of work getting my blogs to a level I don't have to worry about mkoney anymore, and work on a level most people here can't even fathom being a blogger takes.
Medium is blogging on EASY mode, it's all done for you, you just write. Try that on a privately owned site or blog and you'll see you will probably have 0$ even after one year.
Heck, even my main blog which would pay an average salary gets outranked by Medium on several occasions, that's how powerful this platform is.
I wish more writers would know this before they come out whinning.
Refreshing article Aamir!
Keep up the good work.