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Somewhat ironic to host a performance-oriented article on Medium. It took about 1-2 seconds before the text appears (in a mostly text article), even though I ha

Somewhat ironic to host a performance-oriented article on Medium. It took about 1-2 seconds before the text appears (in a mostly text article), even though I have a really good internet connection right now (ping to medium.com average ~20ms, upload/download speed is ~930Mbps). Doesn't seems it's a one time thing either, hard-refresh of the page leads to same behavior.

i_like_robots 4y ago
Tell me about it! "Chickenshit Minimalism - The illusion of simplicity backed by megabytes of cruft." https://medium.com/@mceglowski/chickenshit-minimalism-846fc1412524 https://medium.com/@mceglowski/chickenshit-minimalism-846fc1... (The article is also available on my personal site - about 18kb all in - for anybody who would like to read it not on a slow and increasingly walled garden website.)
- dicknuckle 4y ago
  My least favorite part of Medium (and why I actively avoid it) is the incredible amount of recommended threads/articles focused on bad-faith arguments from neonazis or religious extremist views.
  - pessimizer 4y ago
    "Bad faith" isn't the right characterization. Neonazis and religious extremists believe what they're saying, and they're not trying to con you or humiliate you, they're trying to convince you.
midasz 4y ago
One of the many reasons to use a redirect extension or something to replace medium with scribe, e.g. https://scribe.rip/ft-product-technology/designing-a-sustainable-front-end-toolset-for-ft-com-f37c59d27eeb https://scribe.rip/ft-product-technology/designing-a-sustain... - compare that experience
- serial_dev 4y ago
  wow, what a different user experience! Which redirect extension do you use? I really didn't realize how much I dislike Medium as a reader until now. I guess I got used to waiting 3-5 seconds to get the content. What's even worse is the constant noise, some of which stays even after the initial loading phase: cookie banner, login with Google, "applaud the article" (or whatever Medium's like button is), stats about the creator and the post, 5 different containers to ask me to read something else immediately... No wonder most of the time I don't get to read a full article on Medium: they constantly bother me to do anything else but reading the article.

i_like_robots 4y ago

Tell me about it! "Chickenshit Minimalism - The illusion of simplicity backed by megabytes of cruft." https://medium.com/@mceglowski/chickenshit-minimalism-846fc1412524 https://medium.com/@mceglowski/chickenshit-minimalism-846fc1... (The article is also available on my personal site - about 18kb all in - for anybody who would like to read it not on a slow and increasingly walled garden website.)

dicknuckle 4y ago
My least favorite part of Medium (and why I actively avoid it) is the incredible amount of recommended threads/articles focused on bad-faith arguments from neonazis or religious extremist views.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  "Bad faith" isn't the right characterization. Neonazis and religious extremists believe what they're saying, and they're not trying to con you or humiliate you, they're trying to convince you.

midasz 4y ago

One of the many reasons to use a redirect extension or something to replace medium with scribe, e.g. https://scribe.rip/ft-product-technology/designing-a-sustainable-front-end-toolset-for-ft-com-f37c59d27eeb https://scribe.rip/ft-product-technology/designing-a-sustain... - compare that experience

serial_dev 4y ago
wow, what a different user experience! Which redirect extension do you use? I really didn't realize how much I dislike Medium as a reader until now. I guess I got used to waiting 3-5 seconds to get the content. What's even worse is the constant noise, some of which stays even after the initial loading phase: cookie banner, login with Google, "applaud the article" (or whatever Medium's like button is), stats about the creator and the post, 5 different containers to ask me to read something else immediately... No wonder most of the time I don't get to read a full article on Medium: they constantly bother me to do anything else but reading the article.