Oddbean

I have been testing a zap-per-feature model where people donate when we release new features. If we don't release anything, "we don't get paid" :) It's actually not bad, considering how small Nostr is right now. But I know most people only consider "monetization" if it is recurring an "automated". Which is a very Silicon Valley/Venture Capital way of looking at it. Nostr companies trying to monetize are doing it in the wrong way: holding keys, closing the code, selling data, attaching paid/closed services with their clients, centralizing caching/relays, putting ads, getting a share of transactions, etc. IMO, those are all terrible ways (incentives are not aligned with users) and only serve to alienate their users against them.

One question, if someone spends time to make content ( for example, a video) , they would post it on YouTube or Twitter to make money ( ads), they won't put it on Nostr because they don't make money on Nostr. People can zap and tip and donate on Nostr, but it is not much and not make money forever as on youtube because of ads. If there are no ads on nostr, people will make no money, nostr will not attract hundreds and billions people to put Content on nostr. No ads, no money, no users, it is that simple. Money decides everything. But to attract companies to display ads on Nostr, we have bot issues on Nostr, companies don't want bots to view their ads, only humans can buy products. So, to me 2 issues: ability to attract companies to display ads and prevent bots. Solving these 2 issues will scale Nostr.