It’s Not Me… It’s Medium.

Or is it?

By Grace K. Bianco

Part of me believes my stat drop is due to Medium, but there is still a part of me that truly believes it is me.

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Recently, I have seen more and more people worry about what’s happening behind the scenes with Medium.

At first, I didn’t mind. It’s just the summer. Everyone is just too busy to read and comment. I am sure Medium is fine.

My stats have continued to stay much lower than my spring stats.

According to others, their stats are glitching, dropping, and/or nonexistent. (Jason Provencio wrote a post about it here.) The glitching was believed to be a 24 hr fluke, but what about the stat decrease? (See a more positive perspective/explanation on the 24 hr incident by Gerald Sturgill here.)

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As a worrier, I can’t help but worry.

I wrote a post two weeks ago titled, “This Is The Story That Will Go Viral: I am never going to stop telling myself that.” I mentioned my concern for my stats and lack of gaining followers. I had comments informing me that I wasn’t…