Is Medium.com readable?

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robots2013-05-19 22:30:03

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robots, 2013-05-19 22:30:03

Habrazhiteli, we are talking about a collective blogging service from the creators of Twitter and a blogger - medium.com.
I have tried many times to read articles on this resource, but it is simply impossible. I lose not only lines, but also letters.
Absolutely everything is striking - from the size of the font size to the line spacing.
The only solution to the problem is to reduce the zoom to 75%, then it becomes a little easier to read.
And, well, the question is, am I the only one who notices this flaw? Is there something I don't understand about web typography?
And I will immediately answer counter questions - no, I have no problems with vision, screen resolutions are 1600x900 and 1920x1080, I have no problems reading text on other websites.

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pman, 2013-05-19
@robots

Yes, it looks 75% better.

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Arthur Koch, 2013-05-20
@dudeonthehorse

What's not to like? Half interval. Text. Nothing but text. Everything is great. I don’t see a problem to zoom out for yourself if necessary. 100% read quite comfortably. Especially on a tablet.

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codepoet, 2013-05-20
@codepoet

Everything reads perfectly, the typography there is excellent for my taste!

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Chistya_SW, 2013-05-21
@Chistya_SW

Depending on what to look at and from what distance, I think.
Reading is difficult on a 1600*900 laptop, which is about half a meter away, much more comfortable at 75% zoom. When reading from a desktop monitor 1440 * 900, which is about 1.2 m (or 1.5 m if you lean back in your chair) - it becomes comfortable to read, without straining your eyes at all. It's about text size.
And as for the font and line spacing - everything is individual here. It fits me. But someone doesn't. It's hard to please everyone. In my opinion, the typography is well thought out and the text is readable.

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EugeneOZ, 2013-05-19
@EugeneOZ

Readable but not interesting. Link for those who wanted a link:
medium.com/what-i-learned-building/4191574378

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FWhisper, 2013-05-21
@FWhisper

www.read-able.com tells us that everything is quite bearable: "This page has an average grade level of about 7. It should be easily understood by 12 to 13 year olds."
But to be honest, I don't like this "style" either. At one time I tried to use a browser extension that increased the readability of the desired site, but due to the fact that it refigured everything into something like this format, I deleted it.
Apparently, subjectively and a matter of habit.