1) So what? Does that mean that Medium is the best choice out there? I fail to see the connection.
2) Some car owners only drive once every few weeks yet still own a car instead of renting one. Don't make simplistic assumptions. There are benefits in ownership even for casual users.
3) Ever heard of Social Media ? Word of Mouth ? If you have good content, you will get linked, re-linked, and bookmarked.
4) See 1.
5) "Many" ? Who ? Where ? If anyone is serious about sharing their ideas, they can do it in multiple forms. You can write a book, you can do a presentation in front of folks, you can join a club - a blog is only one way of sharing stuff, not the ultimately most efficient one, depending on what you are passionate about.
I agree with all 5. My main point is simply that not as many people as you may believe care about owning their content. Truth is it will benefit them more on a shared platform.
I have never used Medium, and most likely never will, but I would love a Medium built inside HN. That, I would use.
What do you mean exactly by "Medium built inside HN"? Something for long-form writing that's a part of HN? Or a Medium-like service built by people associated with HN?
2) Some car owners only drive once every few weeks yet still own a car instead of renting one. Don't make simplistic assumptions. There are benefits in ownership even for casual users.
3) Ever heard of Social Media ? Word of Mouth ? If you have good content, you will get linked, re-linked, and bookmarked.
4) See 1.
5) "Many" ? Who ? Where ? If anyone is serious about sharing their ideas, they can do it in multiple forms. You can write a book, you can do a presentation in front of folks, you can join a club - a blog is only one way of sharing stuff, not the ultimately most efficient one, depending on what you are passionate about.