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Jen's avatar

Good article! I probably will ditch my Medium subscription when its up.

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Miguel's avatar

So true. Medium is as WOKE as it gets. I only use it for Tech related content.

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James Madara's avatar

I watched the Medium Day keynote by Tony Stubblebine, Medium CEO and was really disappointed in his views. He was very adamant in saying Twitter/X wouldn’t be around much longer. Based on the feedback I’ve heard about Medium this you, I’m sure X will be around long after Medium. I remember when you interviewed him and I didn’t get a warm feeling from him then. I wish you well on officer’s training and look forward to reading what you have to say.

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Isaiah McCall's avatar

Thanks, James! Yeah I just told another writer that I wish I could interview Tony again. It was too early, I felt, to lob the criticisms people had against him because many of the former Medium updates scared writers before as well.

It's safe to say the platform is creatively bankrupt at the hands of its own staff. At this point I hope they kick me off with my next few articles.

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James Madara's avatar

I was hoping you could interview again him when I watched it. Love to see Tony answer some tough questions.

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Lotus Rose's avatar

Thank you for sharing some very true things.

I really regret what happened to Medium. Would probably invest more time and energy into Substack, but suspect it's only a matter of time until they too jump the shark.

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Isaiah McCall's avatar

Yeah. Piss poor pay, a lack of diverse thoughts, and a stubborn CEO that doesn't seem to care what the grassroots writers think. Medium really went downhill.

I wish I could give Tony a different interview today but at that time it was too early to tell what would happen.

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Koltin Scott's avatar

Two words friend: SCREW. MEDIUM.

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Teresa's avatar

You left Medium? What took you so long?

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Isaiah McCall's avatar

Fair!

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William Benson Huber's avatar

Tru Dat ! Congratulations Yard Couch for saying in a minimum of words what most straight men are starting to get . Read John Tierny --ex NYT Science columnist --says about the new misandry https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/AISM2lBaOM8SZPcjIwWxCKp80PY in City Journal

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William Benson Huber's avatar

The Misogeny Myth

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j prole's avatar

Cry me a fucking river, dude

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Incel Theory's avatar

What are men going to do about the male loneliness epidemic? Are they going to make friends with other men or not? Are they going to create communes where men can live and work and play together? Are men going to start fostering and adopting boys in foster care and orphanages? Are going to start housing homeless men in their homes? What solutions are men coming up with to help each other?

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Taegan MacLean's avatar

Great post. Peterson kickstarted my journey into adulthood and fatherhood. But really, he was just a gateway to Jung. I ended up devouring dozens of Jungian books.

Also, Glad to see you focusing more on Substack.

I recall listening to a podcast you were on where you were considering returning to higher education. So I’d be interested in reading more about your decision to go to officer training.

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