An Open Letter to Single-Clappers
Why?
Dear single-clappers of Medium,
I just have one question for you: why?
Did you not know you can clap more than once? Is this the first time you’re hearing about it? If so, that’s ok! Let me explain it for you.
On Medium, you can clap up to 50 times. Just hold down your mouse or finger when clapping and it’ll keep going all the way up to 50.
It’s pretty simple and it makes such a difference to writers.
If you did already know about this, and still choose to clap once, then my question remains: why?
- Are you in too much of a hurry to hold down the clap button for 10 seconds?
- Did you think the writing was just ok and wasn’t worthy of 50 claps?
- Do you not think it matters whether a writer receives 1 or 50 claps?
Let me tell you why it makes a huge difference to writers and maybe I can help to change your mind.
1. It shows appreciation
Clapping the full 50 times tells writers that you enjoyed reading their work. Personally, when I see that people have clapped for my articles, I feel proud, happy. It makes me want to write even more.
