Medium doesn't guarantee a salary. They pay you what you've earned.

You should really do more reading right about now and less writing. If you did you would discover that (A) this isn't personal. Everyone is going through it. And (B) it happens this time of the year every year.

There is no conspiracy. There is no booogeyman hiding under your bed. Numbers drop off this time of the year because people get busy thanks to holidays and holy days.