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Implementation issues around Mecury aside, a "fee-based" Reddit is a worthy experiment. Justin Kan had a similar idea with his Whale App. Get experts to answer
by indescions_2017 9y ago
Implementation issues around Mecury aside, a "fee-based" Reddit is a worthy experiment. Justin Kan had a similar idea with his Whale App. Get experts to answer serious questions regarding entrepreneurship and be compensated for their time. The market for this exists.
I also like the idea of reputation managed via distributed ledger. Hard coding trust is a raison d'etre for smart contracts to exist and although a personal "integrity score" acting akin to your "credit score" may sound dystopian it also is an interesting experiment.
Anyone recall "Whuffie" from Cory Doctorow's "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom?"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie
- brndnmtthws 9y agoCheck out Steemit: https://steemit.com/ https://steemit.com/ It's pretty much a "fee-based" Reddit, where people who post content are rewarded for doing so.
- ricardobeat 9y agoArgh. The top post is so full of BS it completely kills any excitement about the platform: https://steemit.com/joy/@teamsteem/on-the-path-to-a-fairer-furture https://steemit.com/joy/@teamsteem/on-the-path-to-a-fairer-f...
- sliken 9y agoDunno, people getting paid by who valued the content sounds pretty good to me. Sure there's hype/BS in promotional type messages... but don't pay for that one. I'd certainly put more into my posts if I thought that some modest popularity resulted in a few $100. Seems like micro-transactions were mostly a non-starter because the credit card companies want high transaction fees. Fortunately these days there are alternatives.