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The website content outlines the activities of a 2024 reading community, emphasizing the importance of genuine engagement and reciprocity among its members.

Abstract

The provided content introduces the tenth week of a reading community on Medium, where members are encouraged to engage with each other's work sincerely. The community leader expresses gratitude to the participants for their continued support, especially after Medium's efforts to remove inauthentic activity. The leader also addresses the expectation for members to read and provide feedback on each other's articles, as listed on their profile pages. The community's ethos is built around mutual support without the need for self-promotion on social media. A list of featured articles for the week is presented, along with a reminder to access them directly through Medium to support the writers. The community values patience, honesty, and the act of reading itself, ensuring that the platform remains a space for genuine reader and writer engagement.

Opinions

  • The community leader believes that reading groups are not a form of scamming and are crucial to the platform's integrity.
  • There is an expectation of reciprocity; members are encouraged to report if someone is not fulfilling their reading obligations.
  • The leader expresses frustration with members who claim to read but provide no evidence of doing so.
  • The community values authentic reading and discourages the use of social media for growth hacking, preferring to see Medium as a reader's platform.
  • The leader emphasizes the importance of supporting each other within the group, contrasting with the broader online culture of self-promotion.
  • The content suggests that the community is resilient and adaptable, having survived changes and challenges within the Medium platform.

Readers | Reading

Come Gather ‘round Writers

Times are changing

Photo by Tegan Mierle on Unsplash

Welcome back to Week Ten of our 2024 reading community. I hope you enjoyed last week’s reading list and survived Medium’s shakedown of bots, scammers, and hustlers.

We’re still here, and I don’t believe reading groups are a form of scamming. I hope you are all still in, as we are the real backbone and engine of this platform.

Thank you, as always, for being part of this community of like-minded readers. If you are OVER IT, please let me know. If there is someone not reciprocating, please let me know. And . . . please let me know if you have a particular story you would like to share.

I know. It’s annoying when someone says they are reading, and there is no evidence of it. Speak up.

We have another round of great stories and poetry another excellent mix of what it’s like to be living in 2024..

Oh yeah! Here’s the low down:

If you see these stories on Facebook, please access them here, as the Medium CEOs seem to consider social media a form of growth hacking. I do not. I consider this a reader’s platform.

Our itinerary is below. Just remember a few things with this Reading Community — you must read as per the time of the article. We are all speed readers, so this takes patience and honesty.

To help the writers, read the article listed on their profile page.

Remember, this only works if you reciprocate. In this group, we don’t have to pimp ourselves for a read on social media. This is refreshing. If someone in our group is not reading your articles, please let me know in the comments. We do pay attention. Let’s support each other.

Our crew:

Nevena Pascaleva Michael Cappelli Michelle Renee Kidwell Antonio Segovia Denise Larkin Mary Louisa Cappelli JamieWrites Kallol Mazumdar Olivia Love Patricia Timmermans

This Week’s Ruminations:

That’s all, folks. God Bless, stay safe, and have a good week.

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