Sounds like an incentive to get others to join a Ponzi scheme. My guess is that Medium membership has plateaued, and the corporate need for generating ever more profit is being frustrated. Since the only revenue stream is memberships, changes are made to encourage more members without regard to stated goals. Can advertising be far off?

In the woods, wandering sometimes takes the form of a "bushwhack." Maybe there's something interesting over yonder hill. What's down there at the base of the cliff? Where does that stream start? Wandering is adventure, discovery, and augments health in one's body and mind. And there is the allure of some degree of danger from the potential of becoming lost. Hence it is advisable to take some directional technology with you. Hundreds of years of experience have shown use of a map and compass will be more than adequate, and will exercise your brain at the same time.

"Us and Them" is a much easier selling proposition than "We." I'd like to think that something like Tiered Democratic Governance (TGD) could replace the political parties, but their appeal is great. Washington was appalled at the political parties behind Jefferson and Hamilton, but could do nothing to stop their rise. The appeal of TGD appears limited to logic and deferred reinforcement. These are difficult things to sell to those chanting "Let's Go Brandon," particularly with all the big money being spent by those who benefit from polarization.

Abbott and DeSantis have a problem that needs a national solution. Their frustration is not without reason. Using unwitting humans as political pawns is reprehensible, but has brought attention to the problem. So while the actions cannot be condoned, a cohesive and compassionate solution for immigration at our southern borders needs to be found. But if we're going to play "dump our problems elsewhere," one has to wonder what the states receiving immigrants could ship to Florida and Texas.

And in the general conversation, there are no discussions of conservation (using less) and curtailing our population's rise. But we will support "freedom." The freedom to screw ourselves and everyone else for our personal convenience.

Unfortunately, legal precedent has carries no weight with the current assemblage of idealogues sitting on the court.