No no no, it's all much simpler than bees or whatever. This is the 5 year logo plan. The main circle represents $1-2019 of earnings for a Medium writer (already done with that). The next ellipse is about 50￠-2020, next 20￠-2021, . next 01￠, which looks like "|" in 2022, and in 2023 the "⎻" flatline or 0￠arrives. But no worries, cause in 2024 the Medium token arrives backed by Betty Crocker coupons!

Medium had to do something after the Fed printed more $ than it could count in 2019-20. (Even now the presses are running overtime, or I have it on good authority that at least the counters are running).