pay for digital social spaces
exploring a future of digital social spaces / networks where users pay
pay for digital social spaces
The WFH coworking community for people doing things differently šŖ©
groove.ooo
āGroove's membership costs $18/month or $120/year USDā
150 - Your Social Network
150.earth
First year is free, than $2/month
The Jersey Bee ā Support Essex County News
jerseybee.org
Membership Puzzle
membershippuzzle.org
Sublimeās pricing philosophy
The mistake of the 1.0 platforms was to optimize for engagementālikes, clicks, and shares. This was a successful short-term growth strategy, but at the long-term cost of sustainability. For engagement includes not only joy but rage, not only mirth but sadness. Incentivizing these things creates hellishness, driving people to disengage, to become... See more
Ari Schulman ā¢ Why Speech Platforms Can Never Escape Politics | National Affairs
Imagine a geographically-local-oriented digital social space thatās funded by a mix of local city government (tax $$) and local big philanthropy, plus allows for small individual donations too. Like the ābricksā or signage in a local library or museum, the people who contribute would be recognized publicly for their support. The money would go
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