information wants to be free; creators want to be paid

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100% but now the information is tainted/lower-quality/incentivised 

it also only support a certain type of creators/information types e.g. large audience, large reach, engaging

lots of content/information type out there that just need different models that allows for their emergence. good analogy being the increase in long form content and creators allowed by the substack business model

this is why brands pay creators so users can still get information for free

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Nailed the tension there! Information’s urge to spread clashes with creators needing to eat. What’s your take on balancing open access with fair pay—any models you vibe with, like subscriptions or NFT-style tips?

delicate/tough balance to strike, but massive upside for everyone when this is cracked at scale

Well said. This is something I think a lot about with music. You must allow everyone to access it for no or very low cost and find other other ways to make money from it besides access.

If barter and trade made for real world results that would be preferable yet a girl's gotta eat so money is needed.