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I Will Never Make It
I’m simply not allowed to
I rarely talk about my Medium earnings. I don’t brag when they are high (at least high for me which only happened once), and I try not to bitch when they are low, but this idea that Medium now wants to reward personal stories is bullshit.
I see a few other writers regurgitating the same content, and doing well. Others who have worked hard to build their audience and who are fabulous writers making some money but not as much as the mediocre ones who just now how to work the system.
Those people are the ones who create content, and I’ve never been interested in that. If that’s what is going to continue to make money here despite all those promises, then that’s crap.
I stay here though because there are some fabulous writers I want to continue to support, but I don’t trust the powers that be with anything they have to say.
I feel far less supported by my fellow writers these days, but there are still those who read my stories and interact with me. I love those people greatly, and if you’re reading this you’re probably one of them.
I’m striving for excellence, but it seems like Medium prefers mediocrity. It would be easier for me to just sit back and enjoy the rewards that being mediocre gets, but I’m just not that kind of person.
