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The elephant in the room is exposure. Medium mixes and matches articles to automatically expose the most interesting stories to the most interested readers. If

The elephant in the room is exposure. Medium mixes and matches articles to automatically expose the most interesting stories to the most interested readers. If you set up your own domain, you are on your own.

olliej 6y ago
People are clearly able to set up Patreon etc without using medium. Medium seems hellbent on profiting from free work by creators.
- atemerev 6y ago
  Again — it’s not about monetary compensation, it is about exposure and visibility.