White Feather
Aug 22, 2017 · 2 min read

I have never seen pigs fly but up until yesterday I had never personally experienced a solar eclipse either. I guess just about anything is possible. This new announcement from Medium is almost as miraculous as experiencing the world around me turn from daylight to darkness in the middle of the day. It is almost as miraculous as it would be should Donald Trump suddenly become a saint who ushers in world peace and true abundance for ALL people (not just the billionaires). Seriously, it is truly mind-blowing that Medium would change course like this. I am pinching myself and rubbing my eyes to make sure I am not dreaming this; to make sure my vision was not impaired by the eclipse and I am reading this correctly.

I have been recommending this very thing for the last two years, as many others have, and Medium has given no indication that they were even listening. I have publicly stated numerous times that I was boycotting paid membership because that membership allowed me no way influence where my money was going…..

Holy crap! Did Medium just introduce this new system just to get me to join?

No, I’m really not that foolish to think that I am that important to them. But they do seem to be putting me in the position of eating my own words. They are appearing to take away the reason for my boycott and leaving me with no reason not to pay up.

Of course there is the financial situation. For elderly farts such as myself who live on a tiny fixed income five bucks EVERY MONTH is a significant expense. The only way I can come up with that is to give something else up and, believe me, I’ve given up just about everything already.

But then again, maybe if I am accepted into the program (the big question remaining) then I’ll have some pennies coming my way and my finances might somehow balance out. Heck, pigs might just start flying and I might come out on top. Seriously, apparently anything is possible.

Okay, it’s time to take a good look at my budget….

But first, some applause for Medium!

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