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How To Fix Medium

Do we all agree there’s a problem?

No, I don’t actually type on this! It was used by a newspaper where I worked, but that was long before my time. I’m old but not that old. Photo by Michelle Teheux

I’m a relative newbie here, so for me to presume I know how to fix Medium — or that it needs to be fixed — takes some nerve. Fortunately, I don’t have any shortage of that.

To sum up the issue: Many of us are overwhelmed by the flood of stories about ways to gain followers…