In your example, the rss podcast namespace payment splits are a requirement, as the current advertising based podcast industrial complex is built on opposing philosophy; namely knowing as much as possible about the end user of the download.
Cracking the code of easy listener on-boarding to lightning thus requires custodial payment solutions that in turn require kyc
This is the conundrum.
Podcast content creators need to monetize, censorship resistance is not important to them.
Censorship-resistance isn't important to content creators until censorship prevents their content from reaching listeners who enjoy the product enough to want to return value.
I think February will be two years since I got my first LN address (WoS). It's been stressful trying to maintain a functioning wallet, especially since I've never been in love with the layout and features of the Fountain app (Podcast Addict is my favorite, followed by the buggy but lovable Podverse).
I doubt even 10% of regular listeners would devote as much time and energy as I have just to be able to boost their favorite podcasts, and I'm not even one of those savages that runs their own node hardware.
Sometimes I wonder why guys like Peter St Onge still haven't made their podcasts 'boostable' but then I remember we're still extremely early.
In addition to friction, we have those who practice what they preach with respect to "save sats, spend fiat." Those guys aren't gonna donate sats to a podcaster even if it's made easier than dropping a quarter into a parking meter.
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Spot on ..
The revised saying is .. come for the (easy) #zaps and stay for the revolution 😀
Most creatives are naturally attracted to #nostr because of ease of zaps .. not only from end consumers but also to enable collaboration .. for example if I want to start a publucation today , I should be able to find producers, editors, writers and host of other roles here on #nostr and be able to zap them for their work (or set up splits on the final product ) .. aka #creative-economy
I think there is huge innovation currently in progress ( with for example #Cashu ) to enable cash like features in a fashion that LSPs ( or #Mints in this case) wouldn't know the identity of zapper .. and it will be frictionless .. e.g. I won't be required to hop on to another browser ( or wallet) window to stream my #sats .. net net .. Zaps in the killer feature of #nostr ..and it is going to get attention of the very best devs .. I am very hopeful !
As far as the censorship resistance is concerned ... It is the foundation of underlying protocol that #nostr (and #bitcoin) are built on .. it may not be an immediate apparant attraction to the users ( or creators ) ..but in the longer run , this is what wins the battle against INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX .. time and again , we have seen if something could be centralized , it will be .. protocol(s) alone can't fight the battle but they can sure give the creativity better ammunition..
on a way podcasting is alsocensorship resistant. We enabled over 70 apps and services to is ethe PodcastIndex, decentralizing away from apples index.
I've never heard of a feed being taken down. But feeds could still benefit from being relayed through nostr.
Absolutely.. that's the reason I am such a big fan .. 🙏 for leading the community..
And hats off to rss community - for doing it through sheer will and perseverance .. #nostr is an opportunity to leverage the superior technology ..
.. the most centralized industry is "money" .. literally the nation states with huge armies ..... with #bitcoin, #plebs have a chance to crack open the big banks - at least a hope ..... I imagine similar technology leverage for podcasting , news publications , music , streaming , sports , retail ...
Amen to that! Also, why are devs still in telegram groups dealing with scammers and fake profiles? Where's the nostr version of this?
