• Elise@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I know it sounds naive but honestly I just wish I could consume media and when I like it I can just send them some money without any hassle.

    Perhaps a monthly preset amount that is spread out over my consumption.

    I know the pirate bay guys did something like that where you have a centralized subscription and can like blog posts and the like.

    However I’d prefer something like crypto, but also convenient and controlled by a Foss program running on my own hardware.

    Dreams am I right.

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      1 year ago

      Minus the crypto (save for big maybe monero), I completely agree. I just don’t want to primarily support the middle men and would rather support the creators. I don’t mind giving them some money to distribute the media, but not even close to the lion’s share they get now.

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        Ya I was actually hesitant to write that. Let’s just say an open protocol for conveniently sending money.

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          It’s sad how certain words and technologies get saddled with reflexive opposition even when it makes perfect sense to use them. Nuclear power is another example.

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            Yah that’s unfortunate, because it’s always more nuanced. Maybe there is a way that works with nuclear.

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      I know it sounds naive but honestly I just wish I could consume media and when I like it I can just send them some money without any hassle.

      So the artist gets a cut of every stream? Isn’t that just Spotify’s model, which is infamously kinda shit for the actual artists?

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        The artist can run their own website in this model. As long as it’s easy for me to send money in whatever way I please, using my own program.

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        Spotify’s model is basically how can we screw everyone, and keep the maximum for ourselves. Bandcamp is probably a better example, where artists actually get the bulk of the sales.