Good - it was out of kilter and driving an exponentially widening wedge between boosted and non-boosted, to the extent that effectively you write a story, have it published on a boosting pub, and the editor either chucks it in the bin, or signs a cheque.

Including, of course, editors who continue to get their stories boosted, and even featured among Medium staff top picks on the home page, despite having been called out for their ongoing practice of asking new writers to pay them to be added to the pub.