I am myself an experienced Joomla! dev but have been using upwork to outsource various non-critical and none-core works in a very limited way over the past year

I am myself an experienced Joomla! dev but have been using upwork to outsource various non-critical and none-core works in a very limited way over the past year or 2. The other month I needed a Joomla! expert to work with me on a larger project and looking closer and after some interview I understood there was none I could rely on for this critical project, so I abandoned the job post. However, this gave me an idea that I should enlist myself as freelancer. Now that was easier said than done, I have been submitting all kinds of revisions of my freelancer profile and have been declined with the reason that they have too many freelancers with similar profile. I say bs, because I know my domain very well. I did all necessary tests including Joomla!, php, mysql, javascript, english ... all within the highest ranks. Anyway after many efforts and even request to support to review the seemingly automated reply I kept getting I stopped trying, and the support could only advice me on some generic aspects such as changing my profile photo to be more visible and such nonsense. For me this was quite indicative of what is going on on this market, but I am not sure why they choose to dumb it down. Thank you for raising this question, which I think is heartfelt one both as client and freelancer.