Niko Black on Nostr: Thought experiment: If email cost 1 penny to send, spam would drop 99%. But ...
Thought experiment:
If email cost 1 penny to send, spam would drop 99%.
But traditional payment rails can't do 1-penny payments.
Lightning can.
That's the entire thesis behind TANSTAAFL — make strangers pay 100 sats to reach your inbox. Spam becomes economically impossible.
Try it yourself → niko@tanstaafl.email
#bitcoin #lightning #spam
Published at
2026-03-08 16:44:36 UTCEvent JSON
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