The True Value of Writing on Medium: Passion, Purpose, and Community

Quite an expectation; such a platform as Medium may just be another shortcut for easy money in the instant gratification and viral content world. But perhaps nothing can be further from the truth.

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Medium is no place for the “get-rich-quick” schemers or instant overnight claims to fame. It is, in fact, an invite to all those who are bettering their skill and honing their craft, in pursuit of passion, and seeking a community of like-minded enthusiastic people. At a moment in history when attention spans are shortening, and everybody tries to keep up with the latest on TikTok, the experience on Medium is like a breath of fresh air.

Dive Into Your Interests

And, this is where you get to plunge into the subjects that most interest you and be free from the din and noise that so often just swamp other platforms online. Write about anything that interests you and makes you want to share your opinion with the world. Oh, and get some money for your writing. Although, in fact, the best reward is creation.

Spend a few hours at the library, drafting, and refining; the personal growth and self-discovery process is priceless.

Invaluable Feedback

Moreover, Medium comes with priceless feedback. Comments and responses on the platform are seldom much more than the fleeting likes and shares found on other platforms — rarely flippant, unhelpful, or less insightful. Complete opportunity for dialogue and exchange, a way to really see one’s work from other eyes and new points of view on the subjects of possible interest.

A Community Like No Other

But most importantly, Medium is a community — numerous voices of writers from every walk of life coming together to share their stories, experiences, and knowledge.

By actively taking part in this community, it shall mean learning from everybody, each and every one who thinks and feels the same way with passion towards the values said and making friends. The only exception is medium to superficiality and fragmentation, which seem insidiously to have crept into almost all things of the world. Here, it gives room to depth, substance, and real human connectivity. So if one is looking for a place where one’s passion is followed, intellectual challenges are faced, and at the same place, the comfort of a home with a supportive and inspiring community, then Medium is the place. So, the value in writing on this platform is not monetary, for one may discover rich rewards in areas of personal development, creative expression, and meaningful outreach to others.