You Get 50 Claps! And You Get 50 Claps! Everyone on Medium Gets 50 Claps!

So what if claps don’t matter as much as they used to? Give them anyway.

Melissa Firman
Nov 6 · 3 min read
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Allow me to confess something to you, dear reader.

I used to be kind of…well, let’s just say I was taking this whole clap thing a bit too seriously here on Medium.

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Melissa Firman

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Writes about books, the ’80s, food, middle age, current events, life. Some poetry, too. Freelance editor and book reviewer. www.melissafirman.com

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