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Day 3 of the ‘great reforms’ has left hundreds of loyal writers Googling blood banks (an open letter to Buster Benson and Tony Stubblebine)
First of all, I did not know that the sperm of men over a certain age were not “worthy” enough of being purchased. After Medium launched the “Great Reforms” (more on this name later) of August 1st, I have been scrambling like many writers for new income streams.
In a hurry to get those “streams” flowing, with Dixie cup in hand and the sense that all is “cool, man” that often accompanies a purging of testosterone from the system, I marched over to my local sperm bank. Let me share this life hack with you: Don’t carry your Dixie cup filled with the future (a future) but rather fill it up there; secondly, I felt like Snoopy in the Snoopy Comes Home movie (which still makes me cry): “No dogs allowed.” I am over 50 and so, they don’t need the floaties of anyone old enough to get AARP discounts.
What? Okay. “Can I leave this little cup here, just in case?”
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Day 3 earnings, despite the reassurances of a person called Buster Benson who works at Medium, came in at $14. A…