Why do instances like this one publish their articles on Medium? As a reader, I am annoyed that Medium puts two dick bars on the page so it is hard to read. As a writer, I would not want to have my content controlled by a third party. And not have all these links to the third party on my content. What counterweights this? Are there any benefits of giving your content to Medium?
* It is linked (vs. a post in a personal blog post which would only be indexed by search engines) * There is a large community of users on Medium, and posts are easy to share. * Medium highlights popular posts.
It is linked
Posts are easy to share
Medium highlights popular posts
This, I remember blocking those bars a month ago with uBlockOrigin. It was very, very annoying the first time around now that you reminded me.
The downside, as you’ve pointed out, is that content is becoming watered down and the UX of Medium is going downhill.