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Kind of shady, I don't think I will write on this platform anymore.
by hartator 9y ago
Kind of shady, I don't think I will write on this platform anymore.
- twblalock 9y agoWhat's shady about asking people to pay for content? It seems like it's pretty much out in the open so you can take it or leave it, not secret or covert or shady in any way.
- relyks 9y agoIt's shady if they're not giving out royalties to the writers. Not sure if they do
- looperhacks 9y agoThey do. See [1], heading "REWARD YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS" [1]: https://medium.com/membership https://medium.com/membership
- symmetricsaurus 9y agoThey are. But, I’m having a hard time figuring out what percentage of the revenue.
- hartator 9y agoI haven't heard about it until now. I don't want people to have to pay to read me.
- Veen 9y agoNothing is wrong with paying writers. But I do have a problem with the Medium bait-and-switch. They offered a great interface for writing and publishing content that is free, and then years later start charging for access to that content after millions of people have published articles.
- SmellyGeekBoy 9y agoDid you think that it would remain completely free (and ad-free, which was its major selling point) forever? I actually quite like what they're trying to do with their new business model.