Ask HN: Why Medium fell out of fashion?
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I've been using Medium as a blog since late-2021 to mid-2022. I've switched over to my blog, using Jekyll, and planning on switching to SvelteKit, or merging the blog with my website.
Not for me. I use it extensively.
While the articles on Medium used to be good, they evolved into mediocrity. Combine that with a paywall and your chances of success aren't very high.
too many low quality spammy articles
too many restrictions on author speech
annoying paywalls
failure to stand up for authors , support authors
Substack, on the other hand, supports authors, gives authors full control over email list and paywall, opposes censorship
too many restrictions on author speech
annoying paywalls
failure to stand up for authors , support authors
Substack, on the other hand, supports authors, gives authors full control over email list and paywall, opposes censorship
What happened? Why isn't Medium cool any more? What's cool today, self-hosting static blogs?