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Sorry Medium – I’ll Be Cheating…and Using You to Do It

You’ve been great, but lately I’m just not feeling it

Lily Lum
The Lifestyle Cafe
2 min readJan 17, 2025

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As I’ve read elsewhere… It’s not me… it’s you.

After thinking long and hard about my relationship with Medium I’ve come to a conclusion.

I have two super cute blogs and a million ideas on how to make money with different side-hustles.

That’s where you come in Medium. I’ll use you for your platform, but I’ll get my just-desserts elsewhere.

I’ve thought about quitting altogether, but really why would I?

I have an audience here, I have friends here, and even though I don’t think you appreciate the efforts of your writers… I do. so why would I say good-bye?

I love reading here… I love the community.

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I don’t ever expect to be boosted.

But… I will pay my small monthly membership.

I’ve cancelled my FOM because that extra money isn’t going to my friends and writers that I read religiously… we can see that now.

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Lily Lum
Lily Lum

Written by Lily Lum

Mental health advocate, artist, writer and traveller! Please see my NEW Jungle Boutique at LilysJungleBoutique.etsy.com

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