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There's a 402 PAYMENT REQUIRED[0], but apparently it's been reserved for future use forever. I'm surprised there isn't a scheme by which websites can charge mic

There's a 402 PAYMENT REQUIRED[0], but apparently it's been reserved for future use forever. I'm surprised there isn't a scheme by which websites can charge micropayments for content. In principle, I'm not opposed to loading up an account with $20 and paying $0.10 for an Economist article or $0.02 for a YouTube video or whatever. I honestly don't know if this exists now or has ever existed, but I would love to directly support content creators without the total garbage game theory equilibrium we seem to have settled into of every expert hocking their nutritional supplements. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes#4xx_client_errors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes#4xx_...

RandallBrown 3y ago
Google (sort of) used to offer this feature! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contributor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contributor You put money in your account and basically bid against the ads that would be shown on websites you visited. I think you could even pick the images you'd see instead of ads.
kevincox 3y ago
Coil [1] was an attempt to do this via Web Monetization [1]. [1] https://www.coil.com/ https://www.coil.com/ [2] https://webmonetization.org/ https://webmonetization.org/
AlwaysRock 3y ago
I wish this could become a thing. I'd pay for a stupid NYT article every once in a while. I don't want a subscription. Let me just give you 25 cents or something. Even the work arounds are annoying so I end up just not reading the article. No one wins there.
ProllyInfamous 3y ago
The last time I brought up this (very similar) idea, I was called "paranoid." I've already got the crypto, and am more than willing to pay to read articles WITHOUT HAVING TO LOG IN TO ANYTHING.
colinsane 3y ago
if after loading the wallet it could equally well pay $.05 to YT or $.05 to the same video on Vimeo than YT loses half the benefit of its integration with Google (the ability to get high CPMs via its in-house as platform). it would make it easier for competitors to enter their space: don’t expect it to happen.
mvdwoord 3y ago
For newspapers/magazines, this existed in the Netherlands for some time. It was called blendle[0] and worked exactly as you described. It was a fantastic way to get legit access to a handful of articles from various sources without the need to take any subscriptions. The best thing was money back, no questions asked policy, for every article you bought. The model failed however (cannot recall the details but there are plenty of writeups [1]) and they switched to a new model which is all you can eat for 10 euro a month. However the selection is trimmed down massively. I kinda miss it, although typically now I just 12ft or web archive anything I really like to read. [0] https://blendle.com/getpremium https://blendle.com/getpremium [1] https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/06/micropayments-for-news-pioneer-blendle-is-pivoting-from-micropayments/ https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/06/micropayments-for-news-pio...

RandallBrown 3y ago

Google (sort of) used to offer this feature! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contributor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contributor You put money in your account and basically bid against the ads that would be shown on websites you visited. I think you could even pick the images you'd see instead of ads.

kevincox 3y ago

Coil [1] was an attempt to do this via Web Monetization [1]. [1] https://www.coil.com/ https://www.coil.com/ [2] https://webmonetization.org/ https://webmonetization.org/

AlwaysRock 3y ago

I wish this could become a thing. I'd pay for a stupid NYT article every once in a while. I don't want a subscription. Let me just give you 25 cents or something. Even the work arounds are annoying so I end up just not reading the article. No one wins there.

ProllyInfamous 3y ago

The last time I brought up this (very similar) idea, I was called "paranoid." I've already got the crypto, and am more than willing to pay to read articles WITHOUT HAVING TO LOG IN TO ANYTHING.

colinsane 3y ago

if after loading the wallet it could equally well pay $.05 to YT or $.05 to the same video on Vimeo than YT loses half the benefit of its integration with Google (the ability to get high CPMs via its in-house as platform). it would make it easier for competitors to enter their space: don’t expect it to happen.

mvdwoord 3y ago

For newspapers/magazines, this existed in the Netherlands for some time. It was called blendle[0] and worked exactly as you described. It was a fantastic way to get legit access to a handful of articles from various sources without the need to take any subscriptions. The best thing was money back, no questions asked policy, for every article you bought. The model failed however (cannot recall the details but there are plenty of writeups [1]) and they switched to a new model which is all you can eat for 10 euro a month. However the selection is trimmed down massively. I kinda miss it, although typically now I just 12ft or web archive anything I really like to read. [0] https://blendle.com/getpremium https://blendle.com/getpremium [1] https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/06/micropayments-for-news-pioneer-blendle-is-pivoting-from-micropayments/ https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/06/micropayments-for-news-pio...