Sure. Here are various opinions, but every one, including mine, is *opinion*.

I think the first one is the best, but read them all.

https://medium.com/writers-blokke/6-reasons-why-you-should-not-publish-with-a-publication-9abccfc564fc.

https://bettermarketing.pub/why-self-publish-on-medium-if-you-can-submit-to-top-publications-5054de179373

https://medium.com/it-doesnt-fit/ive-given-up-publications-7d93429b2b8c

https://bettermarketing.pub/why-you-should-self-publish-on-medium-99b1a8a7e73d

And (very important) this:

https://medium.com/it-doesnt-fit/new-medium-writers-dont-trust-what-you-read-7a5043aa8ba4