That approach would have worked, probably.- Indeed, what you mention (death by a thousand cuts) is an issue ... ... for the sake of argument, however, you the

That approach would have worked, probably.- Indeed, what you mention (death by a thousand cuts) is an issue ... ... for the sake of argument, however, you then end "back on square one", so to speak, with a "centralized" "gatekeeper" for content ... ... so, what to do (maybe): An open standard for pre-paid balances that is interoperable, as a sort of "pay-per-rss-article" standard, with standarized pricing. But, good luck with any of that ...