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MattSaccaro A massive mistake. Medium has shown no interest in operating transparently, in either tech or business.
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MattSaccaro The nature of its VC-funded development means it is driven to grow, not profit, & publications are going to get bit in the ass
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MattSaccaro & it has shown a significant drive to turn itself into exactly the type of closed garden Facebook is. Which is also a bad sign
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MattSaccaro b/c Facebook is a closed garden social network, but Medium wants to be a closed garden publisher, which is far more dangerous.
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MattSaccaro What will its ToS change to? Could it restrict independent methods of profit? In what universe is it going to make a profit?