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This exactly. The Stripe founders point to the fact that the HTTP protocol actually includes a status code for “payment required”. So the idea of micropayments
by leobg 5y ago
This exactly.
The Stripe founders point to the fact that the HTTP protocol actually includes a status code for “payment required”. So the idea of micropayments actually belonged to the original conception of the internet.
It seems to me that is was is precisely because of the difficulty of receiving payment that we ended up with a few large players, and with advertising as the main vehicle for getting paid on the web - with all the consequences, including an unduly focus on short-term attention and clicks.
- hericium 5y ago> the idea of micropayments actually belonged to the original conception of the internet. HTTP 402 "Payment Required" is "reserved for future use" and not that old[1][2]. [1] https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-hope-bailie-http-payments-00.html https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-hope-bailie-http-payments-00... [2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7231 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7231