Nat Emodi
@emodi
Creator monetization is the biggest problem facing web3
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Mason Nystrom
@masonnystrom
Why, what's worse in web3 with regards to creator monetization than in web2?
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whit.eth ☕️
@whit
For one, creators lack a web3-native way to sell premium content. Authors, filmmakers, course creators, …even if web3 empowers them to control their content & own their fans, they don’t want their IP to be right-click-savable or token gated (mimics web2’s platform-centric model). That’s why we built Darkblock
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tfm 🎥🌲
@tfm
Okay I’ll bite - I don’t see this as a problem. If you’re a filmmaker or author just because someone can right click doesn’t mean ip ownership. Unless you’re a Chris Nolan or Dr Seuss your biggest issue is distribution and attention.
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whit.eth ☕️
@whit
I’m not talking about IP ownership. I’m talking about a creator’s ability to make a living from their work. An artist selling 1/1s is one thing. But we shouldn’t expect an indie author to enter web3 if their only option is to let people freely download their 300-page novel & just hope fans will also mint some.
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whit.eth ☕️
@whit
@tfm But I agree it’s all about distribution/attention. That’s why Kindle is winning & won’t be replaced for a long time. But there are benefits to web3 (eg knowing who’s buying your novels) that are attractive to creators used to selling premium content, we just need to give them web3-native tools to do it.
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tfm 🎥🌲
@tfm
In agreement, I’m for culture building and getting more people paid to create culture. We just have different approaches: sounds like you are on the protection side and I’m on the attention side. I still want that indie author to sell that novel but think they need to attract a wide audience first for true fans
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