[capableweb]

Somewhat ironic to host a performance-oriented article on Medium. It took about 1-2 seconds before the text appears (in a mostly text article), even though I have a really good internet connection right now (ping to medium.com average ~20ms, upload/download speed is ~930Mbps). Doesn't seems it's a one time thing either, hard-refresh of the page leads to same behavior.

[i_like_robots]

Tell me about it!

"Chickenshit Minimalism - The illusion of simplicity backed by megabytes of cruft."

https://medium.com/@mceglowski/chickenshit-minimalism-846fc1...

(The article is also available on my personal site - about 18kb all in - for anybody who would like to read it not on a slow and increasingly walled garden website.)

[dicknuckle]

My least favorite part of Medium (and why I actively avoid it) is the incredible amount of recommended threads/articles focused on bad-faith arguments from neonazis or religious extremist views.

[pessimizer]

"Bad faith" isn't the right characterization. Neonazis and religious extremists believe what they're saying, and they're not trying to con you or humiliate you, they're trying to convince you.

[midasz]

One of the many reasons to use a redirect extension or something to replace medium with scribe, e.g. https://scribe.rip/ft-product-technology/designing-a-sustain... - compare that experience

[serial_dev]

wow, what a different user experience!

Which redirect extension do you use?

I really didn't realize how much I dislike Medium as a reader until now. I guess I got used to waiting 3-5 seconds to get the content. What's even worse is the constant noise, some of which stays even after the initial loading phase: cookie banner, login with Google, "applaud the article" (or whatever Medium's like button is), stats about the creator and the post, 5 different containers to ask me to read something else immediately...

No wonder most of the time I don't get to read a full article on Medium: they constantly bother me to do anything else but reading the article.