To say Meta articles do or don't pay as much has to do with how much your stories earn. The first year I was on Medium, it seemed like a good Meta article paid well. But since I've grown, I can agree with Zulie, Meta articles don't pay as much.

As far as publishing daily. I will have a week when I would publish daily, then publish 3 to for times a week. Then once a week sometimes. However, like you say, it depends on the writer, some people publishing daily keeps them in the flow, and for others it's a road to burnout. Thanks for the insightful read, Bella.