My guess is the read time disappeared because the Medium elites don't like the fact that short reads earn more money than someone endlessly pontificating fluff they consider "good" writing.
The claps make no sense at all.
And I fully believe the people running Medium are intentionally making it harder to earn there so they have to pay out less.
I think the first two aren't glitches but "upgrades" (the black claps and the disappeared read time). I had noticed reads are down but hadn't put two and two together yet. That could be a good explanation for what's happening.
Yes, I noticed it too, again. This is not the first time it's happened and with all the problems we've encountered in just a couple of months, I feel exactly as you, but came up with the conclusion myself. It's become increasingly difficult to keep momentum as a writer because Medium keeps throwing all these hurdles in our path so we make less money. And nothing is ever explained. That's it for me. I've moved to another platform where the payment rules are clear. It's really a shame because I enjoyed writing on Medium but I'm not giving it away free. I don't need to. I "met" some great people there but it's no longer worth my time
I'm starting to wonder myself. Just when you think it can't get worse, it somehow does.
It's like the intentionally do not want authors to earn. I'm getting close to cancelling my FOM membership. You would think they would give writers some benefit for paying 3 times the membership.
I’m on the same page now. It’s no secret they’re struggling with profits so I expect them to continue and even get more creative about it.
My guess is the read time disappeared because the Medium elites don't like the fact that short reads earn more money than someone endlessly pontificating fluff they consider "good" writing.
The claps make no sense at all.
And I fully believe the people running Medium are intentionally making it harder to earn there so they have to pay out less.
I think the first two aren't glitches but "upgrades" (the black claps and the disappeared read time). I had noticed reads are down but hadn't put two and two together yet. That could be a good explanation for what's happening.
I'm afraid they might not be glitches too, unfortunately...
Yes, I noticed it too, again. This is not the first time it's happened and with all the problems we've encountered in just a couple of months, I feel exactly as you, but came up with the conclusion myself. It's become increasingly difficult to keep momentum as a writer because Medium keeps throwing all these hurdles in our path so we make less money. And nothing is ever explained. That's it for me. I've moved to another platform where the payment rules are clear. It's really a shame because I enjoyed writing on Medium but I'm not giving it away free. I don't need to. I "met" some great people there but it's no longer worth my time
It makes sense to do that, Luca…It’s getting close to impossible to maintain rhythm there.
I have noticed the glitch with the comments too. I hope it's just a glitch, but you have me wondering...
I’m wondering too…if it is a glitch, why keep it there for so long and not fix it…
I'm starting to wonder myself. Just when you think it can't get worse, it somehow does.
It's like the intentionally do not want authors to earn. I'm getting close to cancelling my FOM membership. You would think they would give writers some benefit for paying 3 times the membership.
Makes sense, Val, totally makes sense…