Professional investors -> new board -> drive to profit -> slowly carve out product, screw the users slowly
How is it that this is literally the cycle. The product is great while they’re still in the ramp up phase, and then a few years later it becomes utter garbage, filled with ads.
Well, first you run on loans then you attempt monetization, and if that fails, then you shutter your windows.
You can clear your cookies or open the links in private mode, but yes it's annoying.
in chrome:
ctrl + shift + i, ctrl + shift + p, type "clear site", enter, f5.
Medium is not really a web log in the traditional sense; it’s more like a gated content farm.
Disable JavaScript on medium. Look for my HN comments containing "progressive degradation".