John Gruber personal blog
Medium and the Scourge of Persistent Sharing Bars
When people click a URL and see that it’s a Medium site, their reaction should be “Oh, good, a Medium site — this will be nice to read.” Right now it’s gotten to the point where when people realize an article is on Medium, they think, “Oh, crap, it’s on Medium.”
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2017 | Medium and the Scourge of Persistent Sharing Bars by K2L8M11N2 | 273 | 131 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 17 Hacker News comments by 16 different people, from Jun 2017 to May 2026.
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