I thought that the reason he was criticizing Oscar and Nick was because he didn't like the idea of making people pay for comments, and that he felt like all three of them and the rest of the community had agreed on that.

These types of paradigm shifts are messy. This particular shift, namely the move from advertisement-based models that sap your attention to a model that offers the value out front and then asks the listener to calculate that value and send it in return, is literally a portal to another dimension.

That being said, a product like Mash (getmash.com) that allows you to choose how your audience will stream you sats, is another couple steps in the right direction. They'll be one to watch.

A final thought–V4V as a free speech protocol (Podcasting 2.0 namespace on top of BTC + ⚡️) is something that I'm not sure anyone can foresee the impact of.