Are We Over-Saturated On Medium?

Could it be?

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We have all read the articles. You will find them all right here on Medium itself, most of the time. People aren’t happy. They bemoan the state of Medium. And so, this is probably an easy conclusion to come to.

Medium is, as it turns out, probably dying.

Views are going down, earnings are going down, people aren’t getting as much engagement or as many comments on their articles as before…

And we are frustrated. We are confused. This is many people’s only source of income, or at least, one of.

So what happened?

In terms of the discourse, Medium’s rules are often to blame, as it the rise of AI. But could something else also be a factor?

Are we over-saturated on this website?

Could it be?

Medium is a fantastic money-making blogging platform, so naturally, we have all flocked to it, it seems, and thank goodness for that. I love writing on here, and knowing that I have, at least, a relatively steady income, even if everything else fails. And I love reading other writers and getting to know them. That’s the whole point in the first place, right?

But I cannot wrap my head around just how many people there are on this platform. We are talking…