Yeah, Medium has always been recommending clickbait and sensationalist posts, yet after using it for nearly six years, it has become unbearable. Now you often c

Yeah, Medium has always been recommending clickbait and sensationalist posts, yet after using it for nearly six years, it has become unbearable. Now you often come across plagiarism of poor articles from other sites and straight-up advertising. Some even actively recommended by Medium. Personally, I hardly ever read posts and stopped checking Medium altogether shortly after learning that I'm no longer eligible to be part of their Partner Program, although I believe some of my posts still are pay-walled (Medium did miss their first deadline to implement the new requirements in January, as far as I know). I made very few bucks, one month nothing and the other more than $2 for old posts I published years ago that barely attracted reads. The algorithm is comically random and I can't say that being a member brought me any benefits, despite the better search result rankings on Google. It wouldn't have opted for a membership if it wouldn't be a de-facto requirement to reach anybody, as non-membership does not attract any readers anymore. It really isn't worth all the hassle and I'm more satisfied with a minimal blog on WriteFreely. And considering that even the people behind Medium don't seem to know what they really want - they re-brand their site every two years - and cba to keep a minimal UI minimal, I doubt that Medium will ever improve. Poor content just seems to sell better.