Yeah idk, you can just sell it. I think his issue is that in V4V yes people will/may not pay. But that's the model.
If you want to paywall posts, that's fine. Actually substack apparently has the most amount of people making over 6 figures or something.
Tbh, the nostr numbers are embarrassing for zaps. In a dusty old v4v model, there's 1000x the monetary value. But on substack, if you want to make a living, people are killing it.
This post feels a bit like someone complaining someone else copied their software without paying them (cough cough coldcard), when that is exactly what the license permits.
The "problem" is v4v is based on voluntary exchanges on both sides. I think a lot of people would just be happier with a paywall.
V4V is just one model of monetization. I'm interested in the freedom aspect of it. Freedom for the podcaster because they are in control of their content and truly own it and freedom for the listener to not have to jump through hoops to listen or having to skip BS ads.
You're correct that most people won't "pay" you but not everyone can. Maybe they share it with a friend and they send you money or someone listens for 8 years before starting a $10/month PayPal donation and after several years and other one time donations hits the $1000 mark to get a No Agenda Knighthood. (That was me 😁)
Also trying to monetize social media aka Nostr is never going to work imho.
Oh yeah for sure. He really didn't touch on the non monetary aspects (most people who don't like v4v only focus on the monetary i think).
These v4v "haters" are not wrong in a sense. They just i think don't understand how radical the model is.
The more v4v starts to slip towards "i make something you pay me" it really does get distorted and then people are upset when they look at their wallet.
So, in this sense, I empathize with them. They thought v4v would be a better PayPal and they were misled or misunderstood and now they feel hurt.
But this is why nostr:nprofile1qqszm7l9ew24usqckahx2s4rhpuzz3xatatnty2dhxfpl5jv8v73qmgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0a8m5vw gets fiery when she sees the term being abused.
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