Can you explicitly state what kind of writing you wish to incentivize? From what I can see, it’s not culture, humor, memoir, politics, philosophy or literature. I see a lot of poorly written AI pieces and there’s a lot of tech stuff which is fine but not my preference. The trending stories used to be full of juicy stuff I couldn’t wait to devour but now there’s usually nothing there for me. I understand not everything is meant for me, but this is a big platform and there should be enough content for everyone with diverse tastes.
I’m a good writer. I’ve been doing it professionally all my life. Journalism, advertising, novels, opinion, you name it and I’ve successfully written it. Writing is how I’ve always supported myself. It sure sounds like you’re saying Medium has chosen to reject my writing, and that of dozens of other experienced professional writers.
I can write elsewhere (and already do) if Medium wants to go in another direction. But I sure did love this platform and I’m seriously distressed to read that you don’t seem to think there’s a problem to be fixed! I have been operating under the assumption that you understood something was very wrong and that you were trying to solve some big issues. Am I correct in thinking that’s not actually the case? Asking for dozens of writer friends.