Ask HN: Why Medium fell out of fashion?

1 pointskodra2y ago4 comments

I'm a long-term HN lurker and I don't visit here very frequently. In my memory there were a lot of articles hosted on Medium. I suddenly realized that they're a lot less common than before these days.

What happened? Why isn't Medium cool any more? What's cool today, self-hosting static blogs?

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mdwalters2y ago

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.

fithisux2y ago

Not for me. I use it extensively.

cinntaile2y ago

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.

paulpauper2y ago

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

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