If you have a paywall, it's not V4V. If someone wants to paywall their stuff that's fine but don't call it V4V. A lot of Bitcoiners think V4V means just paying for something with Bitcoin which it's not.
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if I pay to bypass the paywall because I found something on the other side valuable, and the content creator accepts the payment because they find it valuable... how is that not value for value?
The point of V4V is that you give the content away for free and if someone finds value in it then they can return value back to the creator.
"The V4V model flips monetization on its head. It leads with abundance: information is set free; no artificial barriers or restrictions are added to the content, whether it is audio, video, text, or something else. The value is given away freely, and those who find the information valuable are asked to give back."
Monetization Model (value4value.info)
Can you clarify what v4v means for you?
Get the content first, and pay whatever you think it is worth afterwards (usually zero because why should I spend my money on this content when it’s free???)
You create something of Value and release it to the world for free with no barriers or limitations and if someone finds Value in it, they can return Value back in the form of Time, Talent or Tressure.
The V4V model was created by nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwdhx7un59eek7cmfv9kz7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcqyzyrl6jvqu0a53qx62mxhcsuk8k673drupvq2rtzq8k0r56edw7rjnvr7kj and John C Dvorak on their Podcast No Agenda. When Adam started podcasting 2.0 and we added lightning to it Bitcoiners started using the term V4V to mean just sending someone sats for something but that just a small piece of it.
Adam and Gigi created value4value.info to help explain this better.
Maybe I mean "bitcoin fueled micropayments" then? I didn't realize there was a formalized ruberick around v4v, because it does usually turn out as nostr:npub12262qa4uhw7u8gdwlgmntqtv7aye8vdcmvszkqwgs0zchel6mz7s6cgrkj alludes.