The Bounty
I want to start off by saying that I am deeply grateful to all of the SN developers for the incredible amount of work that they put into making this site. Unable to directly contribute to the project, I'd like to offer you all a bounty for the addition an ~econ sub to SN.
This is in light of the recent advent of a Meta Econ Takeover. Out of a preference for incentives and bargaining over protest, I am choosing to put up a bounty to developers. Upon the creation a ~econ sub, this bounty of 25,000 sats will be paid out to @k00b, @kr, @ekzyis, or whichever developer pushes the commit/PR that creates the ~econ sub. I will also forward sats from this post to said devs.
Other stackers, please consider putting up similar bounties to compensate the devs for making this change.
Arguments for an ~econ Sub
An economics centered sub would be greatly beneficial to the SN community for the following reasons:
There are Economic Topics that Don't Fit on ~bitcoin
Despite being deeply interested in economics, many bitcoiners, including myself, find it hard to always fit economic topics into the ~bitcoin sub. There is simply too many important facets of economics that don't directly relate to Bitcoin. For example, if a stacker wanted to discuss Social Security and tax policy, they would be limited only to the ~bitcoin sub, even though Social Security is only tangentially tied to Bitcoin.
An ~econ Sub Aligns With the Bitcoin Ethos
Bitcoin is not just a technology, but also an economic force. Because of this, fully understanding Bitcoin and its ramifications requires meaningful economic discussions. Both economic fundamentals and high level theory are essential to developing the Bitcoin space. To do so, they need a space to thrive.
The ~tech Sub is a Reasonable Precedent
Like mentioned before, Bitcoin is half technology and half economics. Therefore, if ~tech has been given its own sub, it is only reasonable that we give ~econ, the other part of Bitcoin's soul, a sub as well. Unlike the Meta Sports Takeover, the request at hand is not an arbitrary one based purely on popular support. It is rooted in precedent and thus would not lead to the flurry of sub creation that some stackers have warned against.
In conclusion, I, a humble pleb, am offering you, the developers, a meager bounty from my stack and several reasonable arguments in support of an ~econ sub. Thank you for considering this proposal.
25,000 sats paid