Re:402 Payment Required, and why micropayments are doomed
by kelnos on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @11:58PM
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> I've pointed out before that the enthusiasm for micropayments is from people who want to collect them, not those who want to pay them.
Consider me one of the mythical latter people. I really really really want to support quality journalism, but I don't spend enough time on any one news site to justify a monthly subscription (most of which are fairly expensive). I would be totally fine spending sub-$1 per article read, though, if that were an option.
I understand why it is not an option, but that's not really the point. If it were, I'd do it. Hell, I'd pay 50c per article just to avoid the annoyance of finding a paywall workaround.
Consider me one of the mythical latter people. I really really really want to support quality journalism, but I don't spend enough time on any one news site to justify a monthly subscription (most of which are fairly expensive). I would be totally fine spending sub-$1 per article read, though, if that were an option.
I understand why it is not an option, but that's not really the point. If it were, I'd do it. Hell, I'd pay 50c per article just to avoid the annoyance of finding a paywall workaround.