Ugh - coulda saw this coming 5 yrs ago when Medium was “free” and well liked
Lesson learned again and again: all blogging platforms have a limited shelf life, and there really needs to be a better way to own your own content beyond self-hosting.
Lesson learned again and again: all blogging platforms have a limited shelf life, and there really needs to be a better way to own your own content beyond self-hosting.
The interests of anyone who wants to use a blogging platform without directly sharing those costs are very unlikely to align with those paying the costs. (I think it can be done, but will probably be very inefficient and susceptible to being out-competed for attention.)