I'm sorry to be that guy but why do people keep using Medium? Was ok a few years back when everything was publicly readable but now you need an account to read

I'm sorry to be that guy but why do people keep using Medium? Was ok a few years back when everything was publicly readable but now you need an account to read anything. (well I now remember that Twitter is thinking about doing the same [1] so I guess that's just how Internet works in 2021) [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28289263 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28289263