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Fundamentally, it's hard to build a profitable blogging platform we'll like, because all you really need to do is render markdown/HTML with a decent stylesheet.
by nixpulvis 4y ago
Fundamentally, it's hard to build a profitable blogging platform we'll like, because all you really need to do is render markdown/HTML with a decent stylesheet. Most features on top of that should either be browser extensions or shouldn't exist at all.
Everything else is platforming, which we will also argue should be separated from the blog itself. This is why we have URLs and links. Just as in the restaurant example, I first go to a credit card company, then I go buy dinner.
- rchaud 4y agoIt's hard to build a profitable blogging platform because the economics of writing itself makes it unworkable. The tech stack isn't even on the top 100 hindrances to profitability.
- wkat4242 4y agoBut medium isn't the one that does the writing here, so does that really matter?
- michaelcampbell 4y agoThat's a good point; I guess it's hard to build a profitable company that supports an unprofitable endeavor?