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Not personally excited for this, but I think the next big thing will be the internet and computers becoming "hyper-transactional" through crypto. I believe this
by throwaway24124 5y ago
Not personally excited for this, but I think the next big thing will be the internet and computers becoming "hyper-transactional" through crypto. I believe this is what companies like Facebook are really pushing toward when they talk about Web 3.0 and the metaverse. It will still, for the most part, be the same internet accessed through phones and computers, but videogame-style micro-transactions powered by crypto will become part of most websites to access content. Since every site having micro-transactions would probably piss off a lot of the general population, I think there will also be an explosion of new ways to earn very small amounts of crypto online, by doing mechanical turk style tasks, playing a new game, creating a bit of content for someone, etc. Average consumers will earn these small amounts of crypto, then immediately spend them on the content they want.
- xchaotic 5y agoI also hope this doesn't happen, but it's a valid scenario.
- clpm4j 5y agoI wonder if this starts to pan out whether it might lead to something like the below comment regarding reduced consumption of digital media. I can see a scenario where the majority of businesses/apps/sites that implement this see a significant drop in traffic. Generally, people like stuff for free, and even though the expression of anti-advertising is in vogue, I find it hard to believe that the majority of people would choose paying any amount over a free/ad-induced version.
- tmaly 5y agoImagine getting paid in crypto to watch ads on a platform? This would be an interesting incentive.