I’d sacrifice claps for audio version if articles. I’d love to listen to the ones i follow on a hike instead of reading.

Claps is what most writers chase. And what some readers look for as a “value” worthy of a read.

Do away with claps, kudos Medium.

I believe it puts every writer on an even playing field. I may be wrong, but I’ll take comments and earnings to validate if people like my writing, see ya claps It was nice