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Jan Sebastian 🖐👩‍🦰
5 min readJan 31, 2025

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The Medium elephant in the room.🐘 WAZZUP with Medium?

Is Medium in trouble financially?🐘I had so many questions!

𝓘 𝓱𝓪𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓱𝓲𝓽 𝓖𝓸𝓸𝓰𝓵𝓮!🖐👩‍🦰👉Something is WHACKY!🔎We are waiting!

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🔎 Medium is now paying writers way less. Would most people go to work every day for pennies? Could Medium be in financial trouble?

🖐👩‍🦰👉H̲e̲r̲e̲’̲s̲ ̲w̲h̲a̲t̲ ̲G̲O̲O̲G̲L̲E̲ ̲H̲A̲D̲ ̲T̲O̲ ̲S̲A̲Y̲!👇
Reports indicate that Medium has changed its payment structure for writers, leading to reduced earnings for many.

I started writing because I was newly disabled and broke as a JOKE! — I found so much more!

Whether most people would work for pay is subjective and depends on each individual’s circumstances and motivations. Some may do it for the passion of writing or to build an audience, while others may find it unsustainable.

You’re right to be frustrated — no one wants to work for pennies, especially when writing takes time and effort.

In the past Medium has made adjustments, and writer pay…

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Jan Sebastian 🖐👩‍🦰
Jan Sebastian 🖐👩‍🦰

Written by Jan Sebastian 🖐👩‍🦰

I had a stroke so I can’t walk or talk, but I can write! Just a new chapter in life. I love the journey…..By me a cup of coffee Ko-fi.com/jansebastian5419

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