First of all, 5500 articles is a stupendous achievement. I literally paused and pondered that after reading. Be proud of your body of work.

If your articles conform to the Medium terms and conditions, then no, I don't believe you should alter your original material.

There is a potential for the PC/Cancel crowd mob to ruin Medium. I haven't seen it break out like Twitter but you can feel it nibbling around the edges.

Good art is supposed to jolt, enlighten and disquiet us. Now excuse me while I surf through your impressive library.