199 sats \ 3 replies \ @frostdragon 18 Aug 2022 \ on: Is there a site where readers stream sats for how long they're on a page? bitcoin
I seriously don’t understand this model.
A) I’m going to either screenshot or copy/paste the article as soon as I open the page
B) because I don’t want to pay per time spent on a site, because I don’t want to be constantly doing cost analysis in my head
Same here. It penalizes people who read slower or want to comb through the article. I think that busking or a collaborative paywall makes more sense for this type of content.
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Depending on the site design and rate, workarounds may just not be worth the hassle. I'm envisioning extremely low rates, which would also make the cost difference of different reading speeds negligible. Tiny amount for each reader, significant cumulative amount for the writer. And one could argue that more attentive readers are gaining more utility, making a higher cost fair.
Maybe irrelevant, but it occurs to me that I've never heard anyone complain that their phone bill pricing model penalizes them for being a slow talker.
It could also be a useful limiter for time sinks - e.g., no ads on Reddit, but a constant reminder: is this really how I want to be spending my time? And perhaps the content quality would be higher because posters get real rewards.
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Incentivizing someone to not use your site seems a little counter intuitive. Maybe clicks and interaction would be a better sales point? It would be really nice to have an alternative to ads best of luck!
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