Fedor, I have a day job like most editors on Medium. We work largely for free. For the love of the craft and to promote great writing (which takes time to edit and vet).

There are numerous pending submissions I’m trying to get to as quickly as possible. Perhaps if you had read the submission guidelines closely (or at all) prior to submitting you wouldn’t still be waiting in the queue and taking up more of my time and yours.

And leave your speculative conjecture at the door. It’s completely baseless.

If you have a problem with the process, you’re welcome to remove the article, publish it somewhere else, and remove yourself as a writer.