That's basically the patreon/authors pay model and doesn't work for anything actually trying to run a business or make money using a website. Also it's kind of

That's basically the patreon/authors pay model and doesn't work for anything actually trying to run a business or make money using a website. Also it's kind of limited in scale because eventually hosting costs are going to catch up to a point individuals are able to pay unless the community is very small or you're only hosting text. I get the nostalgia for the pre Endless September internet but the cats out of the bag on that pretty much. There's some small efforts to remake it with peer hosting and federated networks like Peertube or Mastodon but they'd crumble if they got as popular as the Youtube or Twitter they want to replace.