Hello, goodbye…
Well, heck. My writing relationship with Medium sure was short-lived.
I finally get up the nerve to write here rather than on my personal blog, and Medium does a pivot (surely there’s a better word than this). I only wrote two posts so it’s not a huge deal.
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After Ev posted the announcement, the post made the rounds on Facebook. I noticed a number of people saying (and I’m paraphrasing here), “We should never build on someone else’s land. Nine times out of ten, bad things happen when we do.” And you know something? They were right.
I certainly know better (hello, Posterous), and thought this time would be different. After all, the platform has been around for a number of years, they’ve experienced good growth, and there is tons of good content.
I don’t want Medium to go away. I enjoy the diversity of content that exists here. I always have. I don’t care for the idea of monetizing and/or incentivizing users. Somehow, there’s always a loophole for gaming the system, and the structures never seem to favor those with small, but dedicated followers. (I’m not referring to myself in this scenario).
Regardless if Medium stays and grows, or fades into the sunset — I’ve decided to go back to my personal blog. I know the owner. :)
