My Medium Xmas Wish List: Dear Santa

A letter so good, even St. Nick would give it 50 claps

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Dear Santa Medium

I have been a good Medium writer this year. I’ve kept my NAUGHTY RANTING to a brief but occasional minimum. No one is perfect, and we all need a little mischief inside to keep us from being pushovers and people-pleasers.

However, I’ve kept it in check.

I’ve recently upgraded my membership and am a proud card-carrying FOM member. I just cannot resist that logo. I am a sucker for hearts, and the marketing team was on top of their game making that decision.

Given what a good little writer I’ve been this year, I want to ask Santa Medium for a few things to bring me and my Medium brothers and sisters to spread a little happiness and joy this season.

One

Please make the clap button in increments of 10. My finger starts cramping after holding it down. The touch screen on my phone randomly stops multiple times before reaching 50. If I tap on it, I end up on another part of the website.

Trying to develop a system hurts my brain and takes too much time. What do randomized number claps like 7, 22, 34, or 52 even mean, and who leaves those?