Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by mcmoor on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @11:28PM (#39835419)

Considering the real cost, it may be more accurate with 10^-5c per HN post, 10^-4c per Facebook photo (numbers made up). But they're a pain in the ass to pay, so we depend on people who do pay them in bulk, that is, the advertisers. But if we can invent any other method to properly trade this small amount of value, I think we can finally do away with them.

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Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by Sargos on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @11:51PM (#39835547)

This is how web3 operates. A post cost a bit of gas (usually a penny or less) and that pays for the infrastructure (data processed and stored in the smart contract. Each user paying for their own actions prevents the need for advertisers.

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Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by hackable_sand on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @01:38AM (#39835990)

Also conveniently prevents having to hear those pesky poor people complain.

Back to work!

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Re:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for... by llm_trw on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @10:22AM (#39839534)

If you're too poor to pay a penny for a post you don't really have anything of value to add to a conversation.

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