Stats don't happen in a vacuum. If views are tanking and with it $$, then people are not showing up. OR are being redirected. OR are getting tangled up in the changes. This should be evident by looking at other stats. That's the mystery of Medium. Stats or assertions don't correlate - one against the other. And they should. Medium is making changes and they know what they are. HARD to believe the myriad compliants are just the vagaries of readers in their search for entertainment. Possible? Yes. Probable? No. Something's afoot. Wish I knew what.