Your ideas aren't even mutually exclusive! They could have multiple tiers of membership: a lurker who pays to read ad-free, a promoter who drives traffic and pr

Your ideas aren't even mutually exclusive! They could have multiple tiers of membership: a lurker who pays to read ad-free, a promoter who drives traffic and provides good feedback for free, or a quality publisher who actually gets paid to write. I'd really love to see Medium develop into a marketplace for content, driven by membership AND ad revenue.