Couple of things. First — I do not get .03 consistently. I have some that paid well under .02 and some that paid over .05.

Second is that the description of how Medium pays isn’t a claim *I* am making, it’s how Medium explains it. If they have changed how it works, they should tell us. See #2 at this page: https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036691193-Calculating-earnings-in-the-Partner-Program