I am thinking more about the manor house concept.

I would even call Medium such a construct. We plebe writers have to accept their amorphous terms, which often seem to be changing. If we decide not to take their offer, there will be others to take our place.

Having said that, I can't understand how Medium pays its bills. This bottom writer earned C$252 in 2022, which is way more than my subscription fee of C$65.