I'm sorry mate to say this, I get your frustration, but you're coming off as highly entitled. I'm sorry, but you don't "deserve" anything. None of us does. Just because you showed up with a story, and it was chosen for further distribution, and published in a decent publication, doesn't mean that much. There are plenty of reasons you only got 15 views, like writing a really great article that only few people were interested in reading. It happens all the time. You'll have to get used to it. As a publication owner, and multi-publication editor, I can tell you nobody is failing you, and we don't owe you anything either, publications are run mostly by volunteers. All they can do is accept or decline your article and move on. Simple as that. Keep writing, it'll happen. Trust me, been here 8 years now. 😊