My writing experience started in the Soviet Bloc, where we did not have the free press as Americans did then. We needed to learn to read between the lines of whatever was published.

Surprisingly, I am finding out that the media in the United States today, formally free, also dance around the truth. Using my practice in reading between the lines, I sense that as the CEO, you face many unexpected obstacles.

It is encouraging that you think about Medium’s mission statement. I have suggestions.

Lastly, I like the TikTok video. But we are in the text media. For your information, I have on Medium a few articles elaborating on that subject. One of them is my longest essay on Medium, 25 minutes read. To my surprise, according to Medium statistics, 25% of people that clicked on it read it. Is it not telling?