It's interesting because I think that the means of distribution of information is getting revolutionized, and it's needed (e.g. wikipedia, youtube).
However, medium saying "Well, we're pivoting away from click-baity profit-mongering to solving society's problems because we always cared, and it's just a coincidence we were losing money" is hard to swallow.
I'm still willing to give them the benefit of a doubt and would like to read more press releases by media outlets searching for alternatives to ads/tracking – preferably without the firing part.
However, medium saying "Well, we're pivoting away from click-baity profit-mongering to solving society's problems because we always cared, and it's just a coincidence we were losing money" is hard to swallow.