[dheera]

> Whereas the author has gone for a setup that fundamentally they own: they could move it anywhere, not tied to any provider, pretty easily

I haven't looked into Papyrus but there are many non-Medium platforms that let you export your data easily in standard formats.

Personally my biggest issue with Medium is them imposing a paywall on my writing without giving me a decent salary for it, OR hiding my content. Not a good choice.