@reidtandy
Not dumb *at all* - this is a great question!!
Open edition NFTs are like tips for a single post. They have an unlimited quantity and are "free" (the collector pays a small fee, with some of it going to the writer / creator & some of it going the the platform).
Collecting a post today is rooted in patronage as there's no direct way to make money by selling the NFT.
Coins are much more liquid (they can be bought *and* sold), providing a few more ways writers (and readers) to earn: a share of transaction fees, benefit from the coin price going up, yield from staking, etc. Coins are broadly more flexible, so it opens up some compelling opportunities for revenue sharing back to coin holders.
Curious to hear if this makes any sense at all!
A little more detail here too:
https://paragraph.com/@reidtandy/rethinking-how-writers-get-paid
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