Same thing went through my head. Would have been nice if the person would have used a real name so that fact checking would be possible. The thing that gives me pause to some extent is when the author gets preachy about living in a capitalist system, as if that has anything to do with the rest of the essay. Sounds more like someone with a pov trying to use the moment. Even if it's BS the person makes some good points though, so I'm not sure it matters a ton.
I agree that it makes good points, but it's hypocritical IMO to complain about conservative media bias and the like while being perfectly okay with it when it supports what I believe.
Right, but I guess what I mean is that we shouldn't stop being appropriately skeptical just because we like the message.
My perspective is that if you imagine this as a work of fiction, can you still learn something interesting? If the answer is yes, then it has value. If the answer is no, then it doesn't. I think we have to assume that many things posted on Medium that lack any ability to be fact checked should not be taken completely literally unless there's a compelling reason to believe so.