My Medium feed already looks uncannily similar to my buzzfeed feed. It’s quite overflayed with articles preaching some variation of the message “These X number of magic tricks will guarantee your place among the übermensch — you will be approached with a mixture of awe and love by all who you see. If that’s your bag, become my psychic clone!”

The thing about writers who’s words give you goose bumps is that they just want to share the magic of the words that run in their soul. Their art is their gift and click baiting headings don’t do such writing justice.

I joined medium because i was intrigued by the quality of writing I found. However, two day into searching…

Medium.com Is Average — Henry Wismayer Is Brilliant

Pity poor Henry. He’s figured out how to rig the Medium.com lottery then complains about winning. Boo-hoo. He reminds me of Howard Beale in “Network,” Paddy Chayefsk’s savagely satirical 1976 film.

Central to the idea of Medium is that it’s not just a publishing platform, it’s a “networked” publishing platform, Ev

The thing is networks are not platforms, they are distribution mechanisms. Platforms empower value creation by lowering the barrier of entry. That is the core asset of a platform and it is usually a tool…