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Is Medium Dying?
where have all the good writers gone?
Yes, another writer writing a post about Medium and all of the changes, not really for the better.
There have been a few questions bouncing around my brain for the last few months and, although I also tire of the constant posts about how Medium is turning to garbage now, I needed to get the thoughts out. The spinning was driving me crazy.
So, what in the fresh hell is going on? Is Medium dying? Is it still worth the time, and effort, to post here? Is it worth it to get a Medium membership?
There have been so many posts from great writers that have lamented about Medium and the changing algorithms and how it has affected their payment. I noticed this, immediately, years ago when they changed the payment system from views to claps. What once looked like a very promising side gig that could turn full-time started sputtering out. I’ve come and gone from Medium, putting in real effort, and now I come here to get a few thoughts out and leave. There’s no use for me in putting in any more time than that.
Anyways, I slightly digress.
While the posts complaining about the new platform changes always pop up, there have been more and more about changing to different platforms like Substack (I’ve tried it and though lots of writers love it, it’s not my cup of…
