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On an unrelated note, I really wish that Medium hadn't gone to a pay-after-three model like everyone else- not only can I not afford it, it feels counter-intuit
by HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
On an unrelated note, I really wish that Medium hadn't gone to a pay-after-three model like everyone else- not only can I not afford it, it feels counter-intuitive. To me, Medium is a place where budding bloggers, industry professionals, etc. can get a start or work on building up and out their careers and influence- and it doesn't make sense to say "you have to spend money to give these people attention", especially when I can that same blog post somewhere else. Medium, the company, doesn't seem to produce much content, and so it seems unfair for them to restrict the flow to the creators themselves.
- bhalp1 7y agoYes, Medium pulled a bait and switch which lead to a lot of rightfully unhappy customers. It was this behavior which led to publications like Hackernoon and FreeCodeCamp to begin leaving. Ultimately the reasons for wanting to leave make a lot of sense. Doing it _in this way_ is the troubling part.
- gnicholas 7y agoBudding bloggers can just stay outside the pay wall, which applies only to articles that the author chooses to monetize.
- Invictus0 7y agoWhat monetization model would you suggest? The pay after three model only applies when the authors opt-in, and they earn a share of the profits.
- xfitm3 7y agoWhat ever happened to writing for free? I don’t want everyone to get paid for posts. It should be rewarded based on merit.
- na85 7y agoSilicon Valley happened.
- dual_basis 7y agoYes, but maybe they do want to be paid for their posts. They can choose to write for free, but they didn't.
- huac 7y agowhat does "pay-after-three" mean?
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoAfter reading three articles for free, they want you to pay them money to continue reading.
- Crosseye_Jack 7y agoFor the moment their paywall can be bypassed by using private browsing, it might still present you with a nag screen but after that’s closed it should display the article.