In the last 6 months, I've had a grand total of ONE article Boosted (via email notification) by Medium. This one:

https://medium.com/illumination/what-happens-if-i-dont-accept-your-apology-bdee4744541

I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out why this one was chosen by Medium's curators, as I -- quite frankly -- found myself absolutely bored while writing it.