> People intentionally look at ads in exchange for credit in their micropayment accounts. > It's better to have people perform mechanical turk style tasks. I

> People intentionally look at ads in exchange for credit in their micropayment accounts. > It's better to have people perform mechanical turk style tasks. I do like the idea, but I still think the barriers to entry are way too high. I'm worried that what will really happen is people will just download content via other means, which will start publishers off the deep end putting DRM into their webpages. Just look at Steam as an example - it very much reduced piracy rates because it lowered the barrier to entry. > As a parent, I'd be happy to put a few cents in my child's micropayment account so they don't have to get their brain flooded with garbage whenever they use the internet. Easy enough for someone living in a 1st world country. A child in Bangladesh who just wants to read about maths or video games however... Not to mention, your child is now directly linked to your bank account, whereas before you had pseudo-anonymity.