> History has shown that buffet-style pricing (Netflix, Spotify, et al) is much more appetizing For all we know, Netflix and Spotify might be special cases. Ca

> History has shown that buffet-style pricing (Netflix, Spotify, et al) is much more appetizing For all we know, Netflix and Spotify might be special cases. Cable TV uses the same buffet-style pricing and plenty of people object to that, because it means funding content that they have zero interest in. I'd say the better solution is crowdfunding a la Patreon/Kickstarter, combined with free-and-open content release as an incentive for users to pitch in. This model can be problematic for some forms of media where full costs are hard to assess, especially in advance (feature video), but it would work wonders for "plain" text and other low-commitment stuff.