I really think it was paid subscription + there are many alternatives, so the articles aren’t worth paying for. If Medium had some advantage, like better conte

I really think it was paid subscription + there are many alternatives, so the articles aren’t worth paying for. If Medium had some advantage, like better content (for users) or better discoverability (for writers), it would be worth paying for. But it just doesn’t. There’s nothing I get out of Medium that I can’t find on other sites. There’s almost nothing a writer gets out of medium vs. creating their own site.