The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?

You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.

Good luck. Hope it works. Literally one of the worst feelings

Thanks so much. I really appreciate your feedback!

I do not understand how some of the posters on there are employed or how they became influencers

Depends on your ereader. Bookshop org sells all books published by Ingram Spark, which is an easy to use indie publisher. Barnes and Noble allows self publishing on their platform too. Sadly, if it's not on those two, it may be kindle exclusive, cause of the extra royalty