pay for digital social spaces
exploring a future of digital social spaces / networks where users pay
pay for digital social spaces
exploring a future of digital social spaces / networks where users pay
social.coop - a mastodon server that charges a membership fee
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 moreI wish more media / subscription products didn’t have auto-renew as an unchangeable default.
Any time I see that - even if it says “cancel at any time” - it deters me from taking action in that moment because I’m worried about forgetting to cancel it later, and then getting charged $19.99 or whatever.
A better approach would be: we’ll charge you $10
... See morean argument against “pay to play”
from BuildIRL team; exploring challenges builders have w/ “dues”
Rachel Nguyen
Read.cv / Posts - free plan or “name a fair price” (suggested $6/month), gets you some perks, including ‘supporter’ badge