116 sats \ 5 replies \ @Modus 6 Aug 2022 \ parent \ on: Buying versus donating bitcoin
Sometimes i dont know how good a podcast is until after i've heard it. If i have to pay ahead of time then i'm unlikely to ever hear it in the first place.
That's what people have been doing throughout human history. Go to a bookshop, how do you know what's good? They don't let you read a book in a book store - you had to buy it. Buy a newspaper and read the book review section to make an informed decision.
Want free stuff? Go to the library, and beg the government for your handout you commie 😂
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Podcasts are usually free though, so not the best example on my end.
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You're missing the point. I am not saying everybody should paywall everything. That is not my point at all.
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"Currently (and probably it has always been the case) in the Bitcoin community there is some push towards donations as some sort of business model, or in general just a general love for the idea of donations, and I think that is very misguided."
What i said goes directly to this. I can donate during or after i hear a podcast.
Value 4 value is not "unsound," it's just a set of tradeoffs. See my longer comment in another thread.
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Does that imply people should paywall everything? Giving stuff for free was always a business model. They even give you free physical things in brick-and-mortar shops with the hope that you will like and buy more.
Everything is a set of tradeoffs, that doesn't mean everything is as good as everything else.
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