May 21, 2021
4 min read
My Low Clap Counts explained
The perils of industrial blogging disease
When the algorithm changed the Medium compensation scheme to one based on reading time at the expense of claps, it was a major adjustment for the platform. I changed my reading habits accordingly. If claps weren’t factoring in to a writers’ income, there was no need to overexert yourself clapping to support other writers.
