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This is great, and I'm happy for her, but I don't think the lessons apply to people who don't have large TikTok followings, and I hope Medium doesn't become a mirror of apps like TikTok by favoring short form over long form.

Long form writing is the heart and soul of Medium. If the algorithm changes so that's not favored, it will be a huge loss. Already, we're encouraged to keep things at 7 minute reads or so. 7 minutes is pretty much the minimum requirement for providing any kind of substantive essay.

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Charles Bastille
Charles Bastille

Written by Charles Bastille

Author of MagicLand & Psalm of Vampires. Join me on my Substack at https://www.ruminato.com/. All stories © 2020-24 by Charles Bastille

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