I have no idea what the viable commercial models might be. Then again, nobody had a clue on how the internet would eventually play out (still playing out).

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Me neither, but I'm not looking at Big Tech monopolies for inspiration.

With Freedom Tech, you'll either be selling something scarce and set a price for that or you'll be creating things that can be copied and rely on zaps.

For the scarce stuff I'd look at what works best for scarce stuff in markets where you've got plenty of competition. Things like restaurants etc...

They don't have monthly subscriptions, they just have a cash price list. Pay for what you eat.

They want to be able to switch prices (and offerings) fast.

That said, they do often

- bundle things under one price (menu of the day, multiple hotel nights + breakfasts paid in advance, ...).

- Give discounts after a certain amount of bought stuff

That seems to indicate to me that pre-bought tokens will be a valid strategy, with eCash as a perfect tool for the job.

For the easy to copy stuff, you're only option is #V4V zaps. There I'd look where #V4V is currently working (streaming, ...). Plus, try to find something related to what you create that actually is scarce and with selling (Community, Merch, In person events, ...).