The Case for Universal Creative Income

-Offer a form of Universal Creative Income (UCI)

-Most importantly, by creating pathways for creators to own not just the content they produce, but the platforms themselves

-By introducing new programmable economic models that spread wealth -across the creator landscape

Universal Creative Income: anyone who consistently creates content and has over a certain # of views, engagement, etc., gets a stipend from the platform. Like the TikTok Creator Fund, but for every creator platform.

And, I still have questions. What is the long-term viability of the creator economy? Granted, most people won’t want to be creators. But will there be enough opportunity for those who want to be creators—and put in the work toward that goal—to pursue this work at a sustainable revenue threshold? What guardrails or policy changes need to be implemen... See more

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The platforms have made efforts to regain legitimacy with creators via the first route, by increasing the variety of monetization avenues available through their platforms. Twitter and YouTube have both added tipping functions to their sites. Facebook recently announced plans to pay $1B in “bonuses” to creators through 2022. But these efforts at re... See more