I am really not sure, if I create any value by listening a podcast. The only exception is if the podcaster wants to motivate me and is willing to pay me for that, but I don’t think it’s frequent (may be some politics will use this feature in the future:-). The money for that are taken from the rewards that listeners are willing to pay to podcasters for the content they really appreciate to motivate podcasters to produce more - real value4value usecase. But that also means that podcasters will earn less…

I understand the idea that rewarding the listeners may motivate them to join the platform and the hope they will switch to supporters in time. But I am skeptical the second part of the sentence works. We should not support the idea that my time i have spent on something without creating any value has the value an so I'm due a reward.

But anyway, it’s a decision of Fountain app creators…