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People blog because they have something to say and want other people to hear them. They want the limelight and attention.

I would argue this is not universally true; the vast majority of the people who blog don't do it to build a personal brand (which is what you lose from writing on Medium.)




I don't think that get's 100% lost. Just look at @dunn's posts on Medium. He's got a following through those.




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