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m463 40 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Kagi added a setting for removing paywalled links ...

Used to be you would trade a yak or a horse for something. Then you could trade little pieces of metal. In the future, why not something smaller? I mean, people are trading virtual things (like an app). Why not something small for something as small as a website view?

rcpt 40 days ago [–]

Look at the paper. There's a floor to mental work. Even if it's a nickel, having to make that decision is enough friction to kill the whole deal

m463 40 days ago | [–]

But we charge for tokens, and sites like youtube and spotify reward in collected chunks.

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