Tom on Nostr: What's happening with twitter, FB, Reddit and so on are NOT attempts to destroy them, ...
What's happening with twitter, FB, Reddit and so on are NOT attempts to destroy them, although that is a very possible result.
It's about changing the nature of the internet from an open, freely shared network, to one that is monetized.
The want to make it so people get used to the idea of paying for what was shared freely since the beginning of it.
None of the large social media sites would have ever grown as popular as they are had they not been free.
The future depends on how people respond to these attempts to monetize it.
If platforms that start charging, have enough users who choose to pay rather than walk away, we will see the internet shift to a model where you have to pay for everything, even things other people share for free.
It's about changing the nature of the internet from an open, freely shared network, to one that is monetized.
The want to make it so people get used to the idea of paying for what was shared freely since the beginning of it.
None of the large social media sites would have ever grown as popular as they are had they not been free.
The future depends on how people respond to these attempts to monetize it.
If platforms that start charging, have enough users who choose to pay rather than walk away, we will see the internet shift to a model where you have to pay for everything, even things other people share for free.