But they have told us. It’s 4 times what it was. And for that to be true, simple algebra tells us that for the extra $10 to be four times more, the original share had to be no more than $3.33 (corrected from original comment)

So, Medium takes at least 50% of the $5.00 membership.

I converted to the Friend Tier. I WANT to pay the people I read more money.

I want more people to come here to write; I want the people I enjoy to stay here; I want Medium to succeed.

Also, I often want to share great posts with friends who do not have Medium. You will get paid for those views!

Again, I like doing that for my friends when writers post something my friends may find interesting, and with this, I’ll be helping writers too.