Isn't that how services and businesses work? You put out a price and people will pay for it. If they think its too expensive they'll bitch about it and go elsewhere.
Great to see this business you have built. We should stop promoting free stuff or "donations".
Is a nostr business really a business? We're too early at this stage to have a "nostr economy" with competing businesses. The hospitality economy out there is pretty mature so if your restaurant fails well duh market forces.
But building nostr is a community effort at this point that has commercial aspects to it that you should consider subscribing to just so the whole ecosystem will still be around 6 months from now.
We're the Jamestown that could become the U.S. of A. Think about it.
Sure frphank. It does not have to be a thriving profit making economy. But the money has to come from somewhere.
And it should not be:
1. Developers working their asses off for free to "contribute" to the freedom of speech. This will definitely lead to death of Nostr.
2. It should not depend on social pressure to zap developers. Zaps are optional and will always be. Think about the musician with a hat near the town square. When you stand there and listen to his tune you most likely tip him because he is right there. But whether you zap or not will not matter as you can simply scroll past.
3. It should not be begging for donations from large institutions or billionaires because that will surely lead to misaligned incentives as the developers will work harder to fulfill demands of a small set of people who already have freedom because they are rich.
Right now, there is no business model for Nostr. It is not stupid to discuss potential solutions and set some standards for the success of a self sustaining social media that is truly open.
A well funded company can build on Nostr with a business model.
