I agree that "medium.com" is a stamp of mediocrity, and I tend to have the same kneejerk reaction to never read something posted there.
However, I'm not sure I agree about the good tone management. There's always been something about medium and most of the articles there that is sort of cringe. It feels kind of like linkedin, where everything is superficial self-promotion, everybody is "thrilled" (a word only used in linkedin posts when you change jobs), and there's too many exclamation points everywhere. None if it feels raw or authentic.
Part of this ties into the low technical quality you mention: after reading the n-th generic, un-insightful description of a Kalman filter on medium, you get the sense that grad students are only posting this stuff to build a following, i.e., for the clout.
The over-happy sugarcoated PR is not specific to LinkedIn. The entire corporate realm is full of that crap. Entire hordes of marcom people excrete this vile Kool-Aid for mindless corporate drones to spread like happy little slaves
It's just that LinkedIn is one of the few places they can do that without being downvoted into oblivion.
However, I'm not sure I agree about the good tone management. There's always been something about medium and most of the articles there that is sort of cringe. It feels kind of like linkedin, where everything is superficial self-promotion, everybody is "thrilled" (a word only used in linkedin posts when you change jobs), and there's too many exclamation points everywhere. None if it feels raw or authentic.
Part of this ties into the low technical quality you mention: after reading the n-th generic, un-insightful description of a Kalman filter on medium, you get the sense that grad students are only posting this stuff to build a following, i.e., for the clout.