Why Do I Have Medium Paid Membership?

I miss the good old days on Internet! There were pop-ups, weird ads scroll types, but they were limited. The aim was not to hide content under ads, but earning money with the content. Now, I feel like people constantly try to trick me just because I would like to read their article… It is not the intention of article anyway?

Credits: Writer

Writing is not sustainable

I have been columnist and how-to articles writer between 2001 and 2003 for biggest tech magazines in the World. It was just before Internet to fulfill every request, so we were still making money, but it was always like: “Am I going to get my payment?” If it is your only work, it is hard to have a family and feed them. Of course, there are different types of writers and popularity — I am talking about regular ones like me. I was a student at that time, so any income was great, but I’ve never felt that it should be my work, and I am earning enough based on my effort. For example, I was reviewing 15–20 applications, and I was always installing, using and removing them. It costs me good amount of time as well as hardware costs, especially HDD.