It seems like everyone I know likes to hate on Medium - either because the content is lousy or because the business model is broken. And yet, I end up clicking

It seems like everyone I know likes to hate on Medium - either because the content is lousy or because the business model is broken. And yet, I end up clicking on something that takes me to Medium on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Medium feels like it's ubiquitous and mildly despised at the same time. At the scale of Comcast or Facebook that might be a sign of success. But I suspect it's a pretty bad sign for a company in Medium's position, given what they're trying to be.