Thank you Conni for clearly airing the frustrations for members/creative writers. I think the algorithm is a record stuck in a groove, my main feed usually has zero to do with the topics I dutifully selected. Apparently the big machine ignores my selections. It's the same, three topics with articles titles resembling:

"how I made a bizzillion dollars on medium",

"look at me, I'm a success and you're not so you should buy my newsletter"

Or

"AI is coming for you, here's how I made my first million using chatGPT, because it's the best thing since microwave popcorn"