Open Letter to Medium CEO, Tony Stubblebine

Hello,

First I like to thank all the staff at Medium for creating this incredible vehicle and forum for writers and amateurs, allowing them to quickly and cheaply show their work.

Medium has empowered me to write more frequently and stimulated me not only to write but also to dig deep into the ideas and inquiries we all share as humans in our journey through this often tortuous and challenging life.

During the last few years, I have enjoyed a steady stream of readers who have discussed and commented on my writings. And I can only remember the bygone days when my articles would only see the eyes of friends, aunts, and uncles and then destined to be filed in some drawer. The age of the Internet is a democratic dream come true, at least in its potential.

However, since the end of 2022, this activity has abruptly stopped. Gone are my viewers; gone are the comments and also the earnings. I don’t come to Medium for money. I am a nurse with a solid profession, able to generate a reasonable income for as long as I need. But money cannot be overlooked because it is the ultimate validation of someone’s writing and ideas that have touched someone and perhaps made a difference in their lives.

I was puzzled by this acute change. Perhaps it was my fault or something I did wrong by…