I too have a dislike for Medium for pretty much the same reasons. Yet I still read articles on there. There are some things though that medium got right in the

I too have a dislike for Medium for pretty much the same reasons. Yet I still read articles on there. There are some things though that medium got right in the beginning in my opinion. A simple, minimalist reader friendly design and a restrictive but user friendly editing experience for instance. Then there is the ease of syndication, sharing and finding interest based content. Especially the latter is not going to be easily replicated by something like Hugo. I have high hopes for https://writefreely.org/ https://writefreely.org/ though!