The criticisms here are regarding the end user's reading experience, which are all fair. However, Medium's unique value propositions typically outweigh these c

The criticisms here are regarding the end user's reading experience, which are all fair. However, Medium's unique value propositions typically outweigh these concerns: 1. For creators wanting to monetize, Medium automagically promotes content that is getting engagement on their platform. Everything from emails to their huge user base and social media promotions can drastically amplify engagement. 2. For non-technical writers, it offers a great UI for writing and publishing, and tools for engagement and feedback (claps, comments, ....) Highly technical people, like the founders of basecamp/inventors of ruby on rails, use Medium for these reasons Until a viable alternative for these 2 emerge, it's just as valid to recommend rsync over dropbox