No we don't get paid by the publisher but we are paid to write papers. I can be downvoted for being correct but it doesn't change anything. Researchers are paid by research institution to do research for which product are papers.

You’re being downvoted because this technicality / POV has no real bearing on the main question and doesn’t add to the discussion.

You're totally right. He does make some other great points in his comment which could be acknowledged in a measured response...