Is Medium Still Worth It for Writers?
A personal review after years of writing, editing, earning money, leaving, and trying to come back.
Jake Mura
Writer and editor of Irrelevant Matters, writing essays on ideas, spirituality, philosophy, culture and society.
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The Ladder We Keep Defending
How graded inequality turns status into a barrier to solidarity.
The Identity AI Is Automating
When the work that defined a class stops looking rare.
AI Text Watermarks Are Here. But What Do They Actually Prove?
A practical look at the EU AI Act, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and the growing difference between AI-generated and AI-assisted writing.
Humans Behaved Like Generators Before Generators Learned to Behave Like Humans
The feed separated content from the creator long before generative AI separated content from the human.
Why Google Rankings No Longer Bring Traffic
A personal review of AI Overviews, zero-click search, and what changed after more than a decade in SEO.
Are Online Work Platforms Worth It?
A personal review of microtasks, paid research, AI training platforms, and the strange economy of online gigs.
Creating as an Incubator of Meaning
On writing, agency, and the small structures that keep us moving when life gets unstable.
What Is a Canonical Link, and Should You Use It When Reposting Blog Posts?
A practical look at canonical links, duplicate content, Medium, Substack, and how to keep your own blog as the home of your writing.