DefiantDandelion on Nostr: If the content is very good a subscription service that allowed non payers to be ...

If the content is very good a subscription service that allowed non payers to be excluded by the creator is achievable. V4V without being able to exclude non payers will always underfund the true value because of free riders it depends on an ethic that isn’t universal. Ads enable mediocre content to be subsidized monetarily when the content occurs after the ad. And this incentivizes click bait techniques. Serious Content creators should consider the many kinds of schemes and leverage all where appropriate. Serious content creators should consider running their own relays with subscriptions to the relay to exclude non payers.