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> Journalism (or what’s left of it now) is in the state it’s in because of the adtech funding model. I don’t know what the solution is. A P2P [1] social media
by echelon 1y ago
> Journalism (or what’s left of it now) is in the state it’s in because of the adtech funding model. I don’t know what the solution is.
A P2P [1] social media swarm where identities are signed pseudoanonymous hashes optionally tied to identity proofs. Reputation can be gained in the peer and interest graphs.
Advertisers and attention seekers can still exist in such a system without being obtrusive - they can flag their messages by signing them with proof that they burned funds contributing to a charity (or deposited funds to my personal inbox). Eg., "this message from xyz recruiter deposited $1 in your account - read?", or "this MrBeast video provably donated $1M to the EFF - watch?"
Journalists can make money on the graph by soliciting donors or publishing content to certain nodes early for a fee.
[1] not federated, apart from proxy publishing or relay nodes
- gmuslera 1y agoWhuffies from Doctorow's In and Out in the Magic Kingdom? Bitcoin could had derived into this 15 years ago, but it turned into another shackle in our chains. If it can be attributed some value, then it probably will end in a similar way.
- echelon 1y agoI don't care for crypto at all, but if you burn money to talk to me or send me information, I might pick up. I would prefer to be paid for attention rather than have a third party be paid. Nostr is starting to look something like P2P social, but it's still got a long way to go and isn't mainstream friendly enough. This needs kid-friendly coating. It should just work out of the box and have Meta-caliber product leadership.
- CGMthrowaway 1y agoThere are plenty of outlets creating and reporting original news that are not dependent on adtech. They just aren't traditionally "mainstream" and so a lot of people don't like them