I've been writing on Medium for the past 2-1/2 years. I've written for several publications, including Illumination and Illumination Mirror. And guess what. I'm not a flipping bot either.

I've worked very hard over the past couple of years, and though I've never made any substancial amounts of money, I've earned every dang dime I've made.

I'm not mad at you, Mr. Wallace, and if it sounds that way, I apologize. I am, however, a bit offended that someone would call us "bots".

I've met some very wonderful people on this platform and learned a lot from many of the people on Illumination. I've earned my place here and I'll be danged if I'll be written off as nothing more than a computer program.