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They've literally selected for a userbase of people who dislike advertising enough to go out of their way to find and use a largely unknown browser. I doubt th

They've literally selected for a userbase of people who dislike advertising enough to go out of their way to find and use a largely unknown browser. I doubt that the people who downloaded it to avoid advertising will sign up for this without paying them a lot.

justsee 7y ago
Most people are sold on Brave due to privacy / speed / battery life. Baking a transactional layer into the browser allows things like rewards for ad participation, but I think microtransactions to pay for gated content will be the more interesting aspect over the longer term. I only use and recommend Brave now, but have no intention of turning on ads.
- vkou 7y ago
  > Baking a transactional layer into the browser allows things like rewards for ad participation, but I think microtransactions to pay for gated content will be the more interesting aspect over the longer term. People have tried microtransactions in lieu of ads, many, many times over the past decade. Hardly any users are interested, and those that aren't don't want to pay enough to keep the lights on at the websites they are visiting. This is an idea that's incredibly popular in techie circles, and falls flat on its face with the rest of the world (Along with 'floss twice a day', 'just run your own mailserver', 'manually updating my OS/browser/dogsitting app is better, because I can control what runs on my computer', and 'compile all the software you run from source'.)
  - justsee 7y ago
    Integrating a digital wallet into a browser elevates money to a first-class citizen on the web. That changes everything about microtransactions. I now have one location to top up and manage my wallet and can effortlessly pay for content across the web in a consistent, familiar way. The historical approach of endlessly getting out a plastic card and typing private information into a multitude of different forms will seem terribly old-fashioned.
    - vkou 7y ago
      People have tried this too, and it has failed.
      - justsee 7y ago
        Which other browser has done this?
        TylerE 7y ago
        Remember Flooz?
        nilkn 7y ago
        Was Flooz a browser or just a digital currency? 1999 was a very different time as well for the internet. In particular, ads and trackers were not even remotely as pervasive and invasive.
        TylerE 7y ago
        It was an IE Toolbar, like everything back then
        vkou 7y ago
        The form factor in which this is delivered in doesn't matter.
- TylerE 7y ago
  > Baking a transactional layer into the browser allows ...for them to siphon money from dumb investors cuz bl0ckcha1n!%$@$. Downvote me all you want, it won't make it not true.

justsee 7y ago

Most people are sold on Brave due to privacy / speed / battery life. Baking a transactional layer into the browser allows things like rewards for ad participation, but I think microtransactions to pay for gated content will be the more interesting aspect over the longer term. I only use and recommend Brave now, but have no intention of turning on ads.

vkou 7y ago
> Baking a transactional layer into the browser allows things like rewards for ad participation, but I think microtransactions to pay for gated content will be the more interesting aspect over the longer term. People have tried microtransactions in lieu of ads, many, many times over the past decade. Hardly any users are interested, and those that aren't don't want to pay enough to keep the lights on at the websites they are visiting. This is an idea that's incredibly popular in techie circles, and falls flat on its face with the rest of the world (Along with 'floss twice a day', 'just run your own mailserver', 'manually updating my OS/browser/dogsitting app is better, because I can control what runs on my computer', and 'compile all the software you run from source'.)
- justsee 7y ago
  Integrating a digital wallet into a browser elevates money to a first-class citizen on the web. That changes everything about microtransactions. I now have one location to top up and manage my wallet and can effortlessly pay for content across the web in a consistent, familiar way. The historical approach of endlessly getting out a plastic card and typing private information into a multitude of different forms will seem terribly old-fashioned.
  - vkou 7y ago
    People have tried this too, and it has failed.
    - justsee 7y ago
      Which other browser has done this?
      - TylerE 7y ago
        Remember Flooz?
        nilkn 7y ago
        Was Flooz a browser or just a digital currency? 1999 was a very different time as well for the internet. In particular, ads and trackers were not even remotely as pervasive and invasive.
        TylerE 7y ago
        It was an IE Toolbar, like everything back then
      - vkou 7y ago
        The form factor in which this is delivered in doesn't matter.
TylerE 7y ago
> Baking a transactional layer into the browser allows ...for them to siphon money from dumb investors cuz bl0ckcha1n!%$@$. Downvote me all you want, it won't make it not true.