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pay for digital social spaces
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š§ The puzzle of vanishing member dues - Part 2
Saumya Gupta ā¢ Build IRL Newsletter #19
from BuildIRL team; exploring challenges builders have w/ āduesā
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I wish more media / subscription products didnāt have auto-renew as an unchangeable default.
Any time I see that - even if it says ācancel at any timeā - it deters me from taking action in that moment because Iām worried about forgetting to cancel it later, and then getting charged $19.99 or whatever.
A better approach would be: weāll charge you $10
... See moreOf course, money is a transformative incentive. Donating our time and labor for free is a privilege. Iāve watched stipends, contract agreements, or permanent staff roles enable incredible volunteers to go way beyond what they could do without compensation. I also believe expectations themselves require expansion and redefinition outside of the... See more
Elise Granata ā¢ On Having Expectations ā Even When Doing Things for Free
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