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If You’re Not a Member of Medium, I’m Not Clapping For You
Because, why should I?
Something occurred to me while reading a featured article on the proper way to make French toast.
Let’s say, hypothetically, I was really dying for knowledge on the right way to make French toast and reeling from the shame of having used generic challah bread to make French toast all of these years.
My God, you could imagine how life-changing finding this article would be. I would most likely mark this day on the calendar. What I wouldn’t do for it is clap.
There may be not anymore challah, but I ain’t gonna holla.
Why?
Because the man who wrote the article is not a card carrying member of Medium. He’s not following anyone. He can’t be bothered to pay five dollars a month to participate in a platform from which he stands to gain financially.
That does not compute for me.
I’ve heard a lot of talk recently about being all in on Medium. I respect those people a hell of a lot more than I respect people that I feel are the…
