I agree with you on this point.
I've also created a blog before, and the traffic from Google was quite minimal.
However, when I switched to Medium for my blogging endeavors, my traffic increased to 500 visitors per month within the first month.
Even though I haven't made any money from it yet, I also hope that one day I can achieve things like you have. I must say that your blog is very engaging.
I've been following your work, and I appreciate you sharing your story.