DO THE MATH

Medium Just Told Us What Their Minimum Cut Is

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Medium introduced their optional price tier yesterday. I signed up immediately, as did many of the people I read regularly. Why?

I WANT to pay the people I read — maybe like you — — more money.

I want more people to come here to write; I want the people I enjoy —perhaps you again — to stay here; I want Medium to succeed.

Also, I often want to share great posts — possibly some of yours, by the way — with friends who do not have Medium. The authors 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.

So that’s why I signed up.

However, I have read some posts by people who do not want this. That’s fine: some people can’t afford it. Some people could afford it, but don’t think Medium offers enough value to be worth more than the base tier.

That I honestly do not understand. Five dollars for a month’s worth of entertainment and education? That’s cheap, cheap, cheap. But to each his own, so if that’s your opinion, fine.