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Re:Show HN: Funding model for the web, users choose between ... by satotious on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @03:24PM (#24356921)
The flow we are aiming for: users visit a site, they navigate a paywall and see the content is good. They add that domain to the auto-pay list. If it's clickbait, they dont. Hopefully by letting creators charge whatever amount they want, we can produce not just clickbait but well researched articles.
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Re:Show HN: Funding model for the web, users choose between ... by fxtentacle on Thursday September 03, 2020 @03:55AM (#24361756)
I'm paying for the newspapers that I read, and I usually close a clickbait website once I find out.

So then, the question here is: How many websites are there that are worth my time to read, but not worth purchasing a $5 monthly subscription for?

So I'm not sure that there is a use for micropayments here. Either it's good quality, then they charge $5+ anyway, or it's "ad level quality" and then I'm better off not wasting my time.

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