Love this update Buster - always love the candid freshness and honesty you bring forth in your updates.
A message to all the "established" writers whose earnings dropped - whining and a defeatist attitude won't help. Adapt to the new system,
After a brief massive earnings drop in August, my earnings bounced back to higher than before since September - yes, for more effort, obviously, but more fulfillment, too.
Notice how Buster said "Some kinds of writing will earn less" not "Some kinds of writers" - you as a writer are free to pivot your "kind of writing" to "win" in the new system too.
Regarding fraud, there seems to be an uptick in bots and spam accounts Buster - if that can be handled, it'd be great