Putting aside the many arguments regarding Medium's direction and quality, the headline is thoroughly inaccurate since you do, in fact, get something for your m

Putting aside the many arguments regarding Medium's direction and quality, the headline is thoroughly inaccurate since you do, in fact, get something for your membership: an offline reading list, early access to new Medium features, and "exclusive stories from top writers" (although the snakey wording on that one doesn't actually say whether that access is exclusive to you or exclusive to Medium.)