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I do think it's a genuinely interesting speculation—what happens if we paid real-life things not as a subscription, but based on usage, like an API. Not advoca
by FinnLobsien 1y ago
I do think it's a genuinely interesting speculation—what happens if we paid real-life things not as a subscription, but based on usage, like an API.
Not advocating for that at all, but it makes me want to read Ubik or write a short story about how it would affect life.
- nottorp 1y ago> if we paid real-life things not as a subscription, but based on usage, like an API. We used to do that before the push for subscriptions. And in the digital world this is the micropayments dream...
- acuozzo 1y ago> if we paid real-life things not as a subscription, but based on usage Are you thinking a flat rate or one based on local population density?