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I really wish people would stop using Medium. A problem I've been running into over the last few months is that an increasing number of potentially informative
by geuis 3y ago
I really wish people would stop using Medium. A problem I've been running into over the last few months is that an increasing number of potentially informative articles are hidden behind a Medium sign-in wall.
* Edit
As commenters mentioned this is on substack. My apologies.
I still stand by my original statement though. The sign-in walls are a problem.
Ironically when I go back to visit the substack link on the parent, there's no longer a sign in requirement.
- LeifCarrotson 3y agoDo you see the "Continue reading" grey text? It's clickable and lets you get past the sign-in wall. You don't have type your email, subscribe, or log in. I usually close out of any sites that bring up such an attention-stealing popup out of principle, but I've found enough insightful content on Medium that I'm willing to ignore this dark pattern.
- wffurr 3y agoThis isn't on Medium; it's on Substack. There's a "please sign up" nag dialog with a "Continue Reading" link. There's no wall.
- geuis 3y agoWhoops totally right. My mistake. My argument stands though, just extended to SubStack.
- InitialLastName 3y agoYour argument doesn't stand. I'm sure it's possible to paywall articles on those websites, but in every case I've seen the subscribe wall is dismissable with a single click. Annoying, yes, but more of a gate than a wall.
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- Teever 3y agoI really wish people would talk about space stuff in a post about space stuff and not medium or substance stuff.
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