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Correct article: https://archive.is/ByOCT https://archive.is/ByOCT

by tromp 1y ago

ProllyInfamous 1y ago
Thank you both. Unrelated note to publishing platforms: Instead of using Archive to read your stuff, I'd rather pay for your content; but until a mechanism to send microtransactions to one-off view individual articles, I'm not going to ever sign up monthly (e.g. send 0.0001 XMR to address 1MADEup5649879846513216547, which then creates a machine-local cookie to allow viewing of content indefinitely/timed). Perhaps a GUI similar to the old .RSS feeds, with a central CC/crypto processor which pays per article?
- nottorp 1y ago
  No one's interested in getting our 0.0001 whatever coin sadly. They're chasing the whales who are willing to commit to a 10 year subscription.
  - ProllyInfamous 1y ago
    This could be a neat addition to substack's platform/design/profits. ---- My local newspaper (the father of NYT) expects its largely-aged population to shell out $35/month for daily prints. Some bozo thought offering a free iPad would really jive with this population ( ̄_(ツ)_/ ̄)
    - nottorp 1y ago
      I'm in a gloomy mood. Suppose someone comes up with a platform that allows us to pay 0.05$ for one article. They count articles we've selected and charge us when it makes sense due to credit card fees, probably at $10 worth of views. How long will it take till they start pushing ... a subscription? Pay us $10/month for $12 worth of article views! 20% savings! * * Terms and condisions apply. Your $10/month subscription is only good for the 3rd tier content, but there are $29 and $99/month subscriptions that allow access to 2nd tier and first tier. Price valid for a 3 year commitment.
      - ProllyInfamous 1y ago
        >How long will it take till they start pushing ... a subscription? I think this could be countered by having the platform take (e.g.) 10% of each transaction, which might disincentivize subscription models..?
        nottorp 1y ago
        No no. I mean the micropayment platform will start pushing a subscription to said micropayment platform after a while.
        ProllyInfamous 1y ago
        My ultimate goal is that authors/publishers get paid a little bit of something rather than a massive nothing (because the all-or-nothing subcribing to individual websites isn't happening). I feel this issue echoes digital piracy, which I was happy to cease until there were dozens of individual platforms created. If you make it easier to not steal than to steal, less people will steal (is my premise, at least). For background: I am a blue collar electrician, not a techie. I just want a simple method of paying for consumed news — without having to pay for access to an entire newspaper (which I only want to read ONE article).

Correct article: https://archive.is/ByOCT https://archive.is/ByOCT

by tromp 1y ago

Correct article: https://archive.is/ByOCT https://archive.is/ByOCT

Thank you both. Unrelated note to publishing platforms: Instead of using Archive to read your stuff, I'd rather pay for your content; but until a mechanism to send microtransactions to one-off view individual articles, I'm not going to ever sign up monthly (e.g. send 0.0001 XMR to address 1MADEup5649879846513216547, which then creates a machine-local cookie to allow viewing of content indefinitely/timed). Perhaps a GUI similar to the old .RSS feeds, with a central CC/crypto processor which pays per article?

nottorp 1y ago
No one's interested in getting our 0.0001 whatever coin sadly. They're chasing the whales who are willing to commit to a 10 year subscription.
- ProllyInfamous 1y ago
  This could be a neat addition to substack's platform/design/profits. ---- My local newspaper (the father of NYT) expects its largely-aged population to shell out $35/month for daily prints. Some bozo thought offering a free iPad would really jive with this population ( ̄_(ツ)_/ ̄)
  - nottorp 1y ago
    I'm in a gloomy mood. Suppose someone comes up with a platform that allows us to pay 0.05$ for one article. They count articles we've selected and charge us when it makes sense due to credit card fees, probably at $10 worth of views. How long will it take till they start pushing ... a subscription? Pay us $10/month for $12 worth of article views! 20% savings! * * Terms and condisions apply. Your $10/month subscription is only good for the 3rd tier content, but there are $29 and $99/month subscriptions that allow access to 2nd tier and first tier. Price valid for a 3 year commitment.
    - ProllyInfamous 1y ago
      >How long will it take till they start pushing ... a subscription? I think this could be countered by having the platform take (e.g.) 10% of each transaction, which might disincentivize subscription models..?
      - nottorp 1y ago
        No no. I mean the micropayment platform will start pushing a subscription to said micropayment platform after a while.
        ProllyInfamous 1y ago
        My ultimate goal is that authors/publishers get paid a little bit of something rather than a massive nothing (because the all-or-nothing subcribing to individual websites isn't happening). I feel this issue echoes digital piracy, which I was happy to cease until there were dozens of individual platforms created. If you make it easier to not steal than to steal, less people will steal (is my premise, at least). For background: I am a blue collar electrician, not a techie. I just want a simple method of paying for consumed news — without having to pay for access to an entire newspaper (which I only want to read ONE article).