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1. r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖 (cypnk@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 09-Apr-2018 18:47:35 EDT r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖

   Medium is selling the paid walled garden model hard

   https://blog.medium.com/the-medium-model-3ec28c6f603a

   So basically, they’re now Salon.com from the early days, but with more general content. I’m not sure how I feel about this

   When you survive on subscriptions, you push to the front what sells the most. Not necessarily what’s healthy to read

   https://mastodon.social/media/LjqrXr9VuV-xxdVXsS0
   https://mastodon.social/media/92AoNPXQv_hhDapwIdk

   1. Melissa McEwen (melissamcewen@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 09-Apr-2018 18:50:00 EDT Melissa McEwen

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      @cypnk yeah I have such mixed feelings about this. I do think them having human professional editors is a big deal though and they are doing a good job. I've worked with them to publish more professional pieces there. And they pay you a fixed rate for this stuff. The Roxane Gay series is an example of that. BUT for the regular Partner Program it seems unfortunately sensationalist stuff gets the most $$.