If you want to empower medium, empower people who contribute to the platform. I have decent articles and good following. People love my articles and it gives me motivation to write more. But some articles demand so much of you that you would like to get something in return. Unfortunately, medium partnership is not available in India. I have tweeted about this many times and in return, you guys reply me with a sad apology. If Stripe doesn’t support India then you should move to a global coverage partner(s). There are many technical issues in website and app, they are so basic that any good web developers should have figured it out, like having option to see how many followers you have. I hate to say this with frustration but Medium started with a great idea but there is absolutely no room for independent creators. Peace.