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It's a distraction from the fact that they own you. 1) Many people do not care to maintain a blog 2) Many people do not plan on writing regularly; maybe once

It's a distraction from the fact that they own you. 1) Many people do not care to maintain a blog 2) Many people do not plan on writing regularly; maybe once every three months may even be a miracle, in which case a shared platform is preferable. 3) Writing on your own blog is like building your own restaurant in the desert instead of a strip mall, it will take a lot to get people to find it. 4) Sometimes you just want to share something, and you just do not feel like having your own blog is necessary for it. 5) Many who claim that Medium will own their content do not end up writing anything, hence their ideas, which could be truly beneficial to society, end up dying as a distant memory.

ekianjo 12y ago
1) So what? Does that mean that Medium is the best choice out there? I fail to see the connection. 2) Some car owners only drive once every few weeks yet still own a car instead of renting one. Don't make simplistic assumptions. There are benefits in ownership even for casual users. 3) Ever heard of Social Media ? Word of Mouth ? If you have good content, you will get linked, re-linked, and bookmarked. 4) See 1. 5) "Many" ? Who ? Where ? If anyone is serious about sharing their ideas, they can do it in multiple forms. You can write a book, you can do a presentation in front of folks, you can join a club - a blog is only one way of sharing stuff, not the ultimately most efficient one, depending on what you are passionate about.
- rokhayakebe 12y ago
  I agree with all 5. My main point is simply that not as many people as you may believe care about owning their content. Truth is it will benefit them more on a shared platform. I have never used Medium, and most likely never will, but I would love a Medium built inside HN. That, I would use.
  - state 12y ago
    What do you mean exactly by "Medium built inside HN"? Something for long-form writing that's a part of HN? Or a Medium-like service built by people associated with HN?
    - rokhayakebe 12y ago
      I mean have a blogging tool inside HN.

ekianjo 12y ago

1) So what? Does that mean that Medium is the best choice out there? I fail to see the connection. 2) Some car owners only drive once every few weeks yet still own a car instead of renting one. Don't make simplistic assumptions. There are benefits in ownership even for casual users. 3) Ever heard of Social Media ? Word of Mouth ? If you have good content, you will get linked, re-linked, and bookmarked. 4) See 1. 5) "Many" ? Who ? Where ? If anyone is serious about sharing their ideas, they can do it in multiple forms. You can write a book, you can do a presentation in front of folks, you can join a club - a blog is only one way of sharing stuff, not the ultimately most efficient one, depending on what you are passionate about.

rokhayakebe 12y ago
I agree with all 5. My main point is simply that not as many people as you may believe care about owning their content. Truth is it will benefit them more on a shared platform. I have never used Medium, and most likely never will, but I would love a Medium built inside HN. That, I would use.
- state 12y ago
  What do you mean exactly by "Medium built inside HN"? Something for long-form writing that's a part of HN? Or a Medium-like service built by people associated with HN?
  - rokhayakebe 12y ago
    I mean have a blogging tool inside HN.