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   -=> 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.   
      
      
      
   ... Don't give Chad a big neural network   
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