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This is actually one of the more important developments of the web platform I think in a long time as it’s the first genuine competitor to advertising and the s
by mdhb 2y ago
This is actually one of the more important developments of the web platform I think in a long time as it’s the first genuine competitor to advertising and the surveillance capitalism nonsense that brings when it comes to monetisation.
It now becomes a genuinely viable alternative to consider for things like journalism and any other kind of content creation.
I really hope this does succeed as it’s sorely needed.
- rchaud 2y agoThere will be no competitor to advertising if Google is spearheading the effort. Micropayments have failed because payment processing fees for tiny transactions are too high. Google can subsidize that briefly with its enormous wealth, but eventually they will institute "bundle pricing" aka a subscription. It'll be the same as it was when streaming converged back into cable.