Anupam, rest assured that we watch the data very, very closely and that the recs team is always working to get the right stories in front of the right people. This page provides more info about that process: https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018677974

As always, thanks for caring so much about Medium. This year is full of big shifts at the company, and conversations with passionate users is part of how we stay honest in that process.