Medium has become a terrible reading experience especially if you are logged out. I don't like seeing a pop up asking me to create an account every time I click a link to a blog post hosted on Medium.
I'm well aware I can just block it with uBlock, but I shouldn't have to. Forcing a hostile user experience to try and get me to sign up has just made me stop reading Medium articles.
I only crosspost to medium for the reach personally. I imagine others with few direct followers do the same
I can understand that for a media outlet, but is medium paying the blog owners a cut? I used to write on medium, and I have not received any notification that they are paying the producers.
I'm surprised to see them get into the mess they are in. They don't provide enough benefit when there are so many other options.
Yes they do. I believe the most important factor is the amount of "claps" they receive but I am not too sure.