I do click on medium links if the content looks interesting, though they probably have to hit a higher bar than other sites to get past my nagging prejudices ab

I do click on medium links if the content looks interesting, though they probably have to hit a higher bar than other sites to get past my nagging prejudices about medium content. Certainly anything that sounds like it might be hyperbole gets instantly ignored. I'm afraid I actually find the clean formatting a little oppressive, although at least it's a consistently usable interface on mobile which is something you can't depend on in random blogs. The value-add features like read time and suggested articles don't add to the experience at all. In terms of the stats etc, I don't mind total views and uniques, which you could get from GA. Beyond that I think stats are part of the problem - I want to read things that people felt moved to write, not something that hits some kind of ROI metric.