“What’s the point of republishing it, if it’s not for a shameless plug?”

Exactly my point Mrinal!

Besides, because of this self-aggrandised non-sense, I now cannot anymore seem to find that piece by Tom Farr that I was reading earlier, visited a link and then returned without bookmarking. This is the frustrating bit, where my favourite authors get drowned out by the nonsense that float to the top. Medium, help us!