pay for digital social spaces
exploring a future of digital social spaces / networks where users pay
pay for digital social spaces
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 towa
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The WFH coworking community for people doing things differently 🪩
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“Groove's membership costs $18/month or $120/year USD”
🧠 The puzzle of vanishing member dues - Part 2
Saumya Gupta • Build IRL Newsletter #19
from BuildIRL team; exploring challenges builders have w/ “dues”
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 yo... See more
Chris Best • An Algorithm for Quality
Of course, money is a transformative incentive. Donating our time and labor for free is a privilege. I’ve 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 boun... See more
Elise Granata • On Having Expectations – Even When Doing Things for Free
I 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
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