

Tied to Medium Funding — 100% unrealistic batshit-crazy growth hacking milestones. Writing a pile of 1,000+ word authoritative think pieces won’t achieve those goals. This is pure (but plausible) speculation.
There is a simple solution. The writers you don’t like — Ruthlessly Block’em.
When I started on Medium I was nuts about stats (well, once I had some). But lately it’s been about who, not numbers. I have a list of people [started to fill in, deleted; I’m writing this in a busy airport waiting for the lightning to stop so our plane can leave the gate without everybody dying and messing up AA’s stats, and I don’t want to leave…
Stop scrolling thru your feed. This response is intended to do one thing – alert you to a blisteringly bright voice on culture: Joel Leon.
Start with this article and then hit his profile for a binge session.
Send your thank you’s to Leon. I’m just the messenger.
Peace.