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Why, After 3 Years, I Canceled My Medium Membership
The platform feeds off writers like me.
I first began writing on Medium around 2016.
The first account was canceled by Medium for being promotional after a couple of years, which it wasn’t.
I then started with another account around 2018, which is the account I’m currently using.
In the late part of 2022, I started writing more seriously on Medium and became a member, which I’ve been until now.
For a few months, I was even a Friend of Medium, but the rest of the time just a basic $5/month member.
I’ve published 145 articles so far.
I’ve decided to cancel my basic membership, yet it will still be valid for four days from today.
Most writers on Medium will understand why I’m canceling, yet I would guess I stuck it out longer than most — three years of continuous membership.
All in all, I’ve probably made around half of what I’ve put into the platform, and for the most part, the articles on Medium aren’t worth paying to read — unless you want to hear about how successful the liberal-minded writers are who fit the mold here (the small click that actually makes money).
