Bricks are small rectangular blocks that can be used to form parts of buildings, typically walls. The use of bricks dates back to before 7,000 BC, when the earliest bricks were formed from hand-moulded mud and dried…
Ok. Now we’ve got the curators of our case. If you’re still here, you probably want to know how to get past the Medium paywall- or you’re just really interested in bricks.
I’ve read a lot of these articles. Most of them were absolute BS. I’m gonna show you a simple way to read any premium article on Medium. It can be extremely frustrating to be at the hook of a fascinating headline but you’ve used up your 3 free stories a month. (Lucky for you, this is a free story.)
Ok. Let’s just get straight into it. The key is Twitter. To do this you NEED a Twitter account. If you don’t already have one, its quite easy to do. Trust me, it’ll be worth it in the long run.
Next, just copy the link of the medium article you’re interested in.
Paste this link in a tweet or DM.
All you have to do is click the link once more and voilá, you’re in. Basically, Medium lets you read any article if its accessed from Twitter- no paywall.
Hey, don’t leave yet. I know this could save you £5 a month. But there are over 30,000 writers out there, who pour blood, sweat and tears into these articles. And you, having a premium membership, allows them to continue doing what they love. So… if you can afford it, I strongly recommend you do give up a day of Starbucks money. If you can’t afford it, I feel the education, knowledge and empowerment this platform provides should be open to all.
