I have no interest in starting my own publication, but I do appreciate the advice. I can make more money pitching to pubs outside of the platform. I do like Medium, however, and will continue to publish here when I can. I just won’t publish the work I’m heavily invested in because I can’t afford it.

I don’t think I’m the only one who feels this way either. I’ve noticed a considerable decline in the diversity of articles in the last couple of months. Even when I try to seek out engaging content.