some Americans in the (often impoverished) math and science corner of certain specialties seem to repeatedly, pointedly, publish their "industry influencer" man

some Americans in the (often impoverished) math and science corner of certain specialties seem to repeatedly, pointedly, publish their "industry influencer" manifesto and/or technical overview/brag articles on Medium (e.g. Planet). Its odd and directly counter to lots of intellectual reasoning about how and where to publish. As noted here, Medium itself has become more intrusive over a few years. The whole combination feels onerous. Like some papers of record in capital-S Science itself, Medium gets clicks, but under protest and yes, negative stigma.