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surprised by this as well! was it always the case? it is also very interesting to know that names i won't repeat here have chosen not to show their article to a wider audience. good luck with that!

medium is a very strange model, imo, because it feels backwards and honestly against what the internet stood for when it started.

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As many for-profit companies, Medium was great when it was the underdog and their goal was "Sharing ideas and experiences moves humanity forward" and their implementation was to make a distraction free reading with no fuzz.

At one point, it changed (hint: they need to show their investors they can turn a profit) and it's now "Get smarter about what matters to you" with distractions everywhere + the added benefit of being tracked of every scroll/click.

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