I like Flattr's overall schema, which is basically: - Set a monthly budget of money you're going to use (eg. $100.) - Every time you like/retweet/flattr/etc.

I like Flattr's overall schema, which is basically: - Set a monthly budget of money you're going to use (eg. $100.) - Every time you like/retweet/flattr/etc. someone, you give them a share of that budget. So if you flattr five people, they each get $20; if you flattr twenty people, they each get $5. I think the issue here is what makes using Flattr better than, say, purchasing goods (ie. an EP/tickets for a musician or a print for an artist.) As the user, this seems like a win-win for me, since I get something fungible out of the donation and the artist gets more money than had I done it through Flattr, since I'm a capricious selfish human who is reluctant to budget a large amount of recurring costs away from myself.