My thought was only really for the specific case of creators wanting to monetise content and providing the infrastructure to do that. Media hosting would also be part of the package. You could have subscriptions for a creator and their notes/media are only provided to those who have paid the subscription or zappable preview notes that unlock “premium” content. In each case a share goes to the relay/media host and a share to the creator.

I agree that the bigger issue is how to provide a low cost solution for the majority of users who just want to chat, post memes etc, but still cover the costs of the infrastructure requirements and developers. I don’t know what the solution is but I can’t see many people paying a subscription for 5-10 relays, media hosting, a mobile client and a desktop client each month. And then donating to devs and zapping notes on top of that.