Poor arguments. While I would agree that Medium's UI/UX is geared towards what you pointed out [i.e. the the "collaborative and almost stumbleupon nature of fin

Poor arguments. While I would agree that Medium's UI/UX is geared towards what you pointed out [i.e. the the "collaborative and almost stumbleupon nature of finding articles], the platform can be controlled at an individual level by the author quite well. It's value lies in it's excellent experience when you're reading an article you've been linked to. The typography, layout and experience at the individual article level are fantastic. You're first point, lack of analytics, reeks of narcissism. "Medium demolishes and destroys Blogger and Wordpress.com in design, but the functionality can be improved." Fucking hell. A testament to what people think design is nowadays. Pretty pictures for all.