pay for digital social spaces
exploring a future of digital social spaces / networks where users pay
pay for digital social spaces
Sometimes it can feel like the online spaces you spend time in are working against you, pushing you toward things that their owners value instead of what you value—and harnessing your energy to fuel the very things you hate. Like me, you probably know the feeling of spending too much time gorging on digital junk food, wasting precious moments of... See more
Chris Best • An Algorithm for Quality
Membership Puzzle
membershippuzzle.org
It may be more likely to be pay-to-play. Design takes time and effort. Content creation takes time and effort. Everything that goes into a shiny digital footprint – website design, hosting, platform service subscriptions – costs money. Compare this to a random book club meet-up advertised through a single flyer made by hand and stapled to a few... See more
Elise Granata • What We Lose When Optimizing Community
an argument against “pay to play”
150 - Your Social Network
150.earth
First year is free, than $2/month
Imagine a geographically-local-oriented digital social space that’s funded by a mix of local city government (tax $$) and local big philanthropy, plus allows for small individual donations too. Like the ‘bricks’ or signage in a local library or museum, the people who contribute would be recognized publicly for their support. The money would go
... See moresocial.coop - Open Collective
opencollective.com
social.coop - a mastodon server that charges a membership fee