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We need to go back to "the old ways", that is, people just need to pay to use the internet. Compute and storage has never been cheaper. Instead of a service sub
by adamwong246 2y ago
We need to go back to "the old ways", that is, people just need to pay to use the internet. Compute and storage has never been cheaper. Instead of a service subsidized with ads, we each host our own software and just pay AWS (or whoever) for the bits we flip.
- joemazerino 2y agoMy internet bill comes every month. What deal are you getting?
- adamwong246 2y agoIn this context, I am referring to the bill you'd get from AWS, not your internet utility provider.
- robertlagrant 2y agoYouTube achieves this, but the wider web never has very successfully.
- adamwong246 2y agoI consider the "host your own software" approach akin to being a linux user, so I am already accustomed to being in a minority. People love frictionless UX which the FOSS lifestyle really can never provide. So perhaps we can settle for a solution that meets the needs of enthusiasts, even if the masses choose "junk".
- robertlagrant 2y agoI tend to agree, but maybe I'm talking about something slightly different. I was meaning that when I watch a YouTube video, if the creator has monetised it then they get a tiny amount of money, which enables them to do more videos. The Web in general doesn't have anything like that.
- waterheater 2y agoTrue. You should look into Project Xanadu, which was created with seventeen original rules, one of which is the following: >Every document can contain a royalty mechanism at any desired degree of granularity to ensure payment on any portion accessed, including virtual copies ("transclusions") of all or part of the document.