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Another Day, Another Dollar

That would be better than what Medium is giving us now

Stephen Sovie
Never Stop Writing
2 min readJan 11, 2025

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I suppose many people are getting sick of reading and writing about the shitshow that is happening on Medium now. But as I don’t know what the problem is and worse, I can’t do anything about it, I feel I must at least say something.

This morning, when I checked my stats for yesterday, I discovered I had earned 8 cents for 57 reads! I know others are experiencing the same dismal results. The more stories I read about what has been happening, the more I read where people are either leaving Medium or considering doing so. I can’t say as I blame them.

For many writers on this platform, the money they earn helps pay some of their household expenses. The sparse earnings of the past number of days negatively affect their lives. I am not suffering from the loss of earnings, but I am upset at the way Medium is handling this situation.

We have had one notification on the Medium Blog explaining what Medium is doing with scammers and fake engagement, which is commendable. But nothing has been said about our earnings. Will our earnings be restored, or will they be lost forever? We also have not been told when we can expect a return to normalcy.

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Stephen Sovie
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A liberal retiree who loves writing about politics, social issues, pets, and my life experiences. You can buy me coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/stephensovie

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