How 80% of articles on my feed gets on my feed is a mystery.
With such low readership, I see why I don't get much exposure. But much of the 80% are also in the low readership category: sometimes justified, sometimes not. A mystery indeed.
You might be interested in how I apply TDG principles to Medium:
https://medium.com/tiered-democratic-governance/the-four-tiers-of-medium-writers-a21683a9ea53
If this system is implemented, I will know the reason why an article appears on my feed.
Most of my material is on the pub "Tiered Democratic Governance". I will be paying my annual fees in April. So this pub should have a life of at least 16 months.