Subj : Re: BBS Software Timeout Values
To   : Dennis Scott
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Sun Apr 09 2023 07:51 am

-=> Dennis Scott wrote to Jas Hud <=-

 DS> See my next message... no one is talking about a fee to use a BBS -
 DS> never. But what if you as a Sysop used your computer pretty much as you
 DS> do now but made a little money each month? All you would need to do is
 DS> insure that the computer is up and running properly, that you pay your
 DS> utility bills each month. Pretty much like you already do...

Jaron Lanier has some interesting ideas regarding the net and social
networks, some could map to BBSes.

He notes the disparity between the web 2.0 site creators and content
creators. For years tha banks, venture capitalists and a few founders
got rich on web 2.0, but the people creating the content received
nothing.

He's a firm believer that content should be paid for, and envisioned a
micropayment system. Imagine if you saw that cat meme and could pay the
creator a fraction of a cent, then multiply that by the number of people
who see it. Suddenly, you've got a new economy.

If I had a way to transfer micropayments to sysops and artists, I'd
certainly use it.



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