Please, Don’t Give Me Claps If You’re Not Reading My Stories

I don’t need your claps if you’re not reading my works.

RAINNA
2 min readApr 26, 2021

Caution: This article contains profanity

Well, thank you for taking your time to visit my profile. You’re here because I’ve read your work, I gave you applause, and I left you a response. But, would you please don’t give me a clap if you’re not reding my sh*ts? You’re highlighting sh*ts that other people already highlighted.

Every writer on Medium watches stats, and I do too. How come you’ve highlighted and clapped on my two articles all in just a minute? How can a piece have five reads with ten fans? Ten people clapped on my stories, and only five people read my stories.

How can you spend $5 a month on Medium if you’re not going to read other people’s works? How can you be a “writer” if you’re not reading?

I’ve seen this happens many times. I need to brutally say this because I don’t think it’s acceptable on my part. I don’t think it’s a good idea to return the favor of me giving you applause and a response. If you’re not reading my stories, don’t give me a clap, and don’t highlight my sh*ts because I don’t need that. I don’t need you to blow up my notification!

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RAINNA

Currently writing a memoir• I write about JESUS, life lessons, health, relationships & self-improvement•Featured in Thought Catalog & Elephant Journal🇵🇭🇨🇦