Jesus, those News Break readers are rude AF! I'm a relative newbie here on Medium but I have so far found the community here to be much more supportive and interested in engaging in constructive discussion. Really sorry to hear you have had to deal with so many hateful, douchey comments.
NB seems very different, and not necessarily in a good way. I recently applied there but now I'm thinking twice about joining even if I get accepted. Thanks for your honest perspective!