As a blog consumer, rather than producer, I also have reservations about Medium-esque sites, but from the opposite perspective.<p>There&#x27;s already an infinite quantity of interesting content to read, and it seems reasonable to expect rising quantities of worthwhile, as I find writing and creations that I was unaware of when they were being made. With all this <i>stuff</i>, I want to be able to control where and when I read, and how I filter, manage, follow, and store all this stuff. At some point, platform operations reflect a business plan, and that plan may or may not allow for one or more of my preferences, for reasons of $. I guess I just prefer a relationship where a standard or pseudo-standard allows the user control, to select differing vendor options at the very least.<p>Then again, as I&#x27;m barely capable of managing a basic server install, I&#x27;m fully aware of why people throw in with hosted systems. I&#x27;m hoping for great things from stuff like Sandstorm.