Did you read the post? Ev is essentially agreeing with you and stating that this was not the goal of Medium, therefore they are reducing staff in areas that are

Did you read the post? Ev is essentially agreeing with you and stating that this was not the goal of Medium, therefore they are reducing staff in areas that are not leading them to reach the goal. As I read it, Ev is aiming medium to be a TedTalks of the blogging world. Somewhere you go to find deep/compelling/interesting content, not just your average blog platform.