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Some software that enables users to browse all kinds of content and encourages them to donate to creators using cryptocurrency. This program would automatically distribute payments to verified creators who have provided a unique cryptocurrency address. This ensures that creators receive their rightful compensation for their work.
At present, I only pay for content created by individual creators who receive funding through platforms like OpenCollective, Patreon, or similar services. I don’t even donate to Lemmy because there are multiple developers, but only one person in charge of receiving and distributing donations. I don’t want to waste time and effort making sure the funds are distributed between everyone involved. I’d instead prefer open-source software that simplifies the process and ensures that everyone receives their fair share.
Why does it have to be cryptocurrency
I believe any other payment method has someone in the middle taking a cut. What would you propose?
Medium of payment isn’t the problem. The problem is to convince people to pay for free software. I don’t think there’s any good solution to this.
@magic_lobster_party I beg to differ. The medium of payment has always been the bigger problem for me, whenever I wanted to donate. When I found out it can be done through F-Droid Bitcoin button by a single click, I started sending monthly donations to some OSS apps. PayPal is cancer, even MasterCard and Visa are much more hassle (and risk) than Bitcoin, and sending an international wire transaction is completely out of the question.
Wikipedia removed the option to donate by Bitcoin because too few people used it. I don’t deny that some people prefer to pay by cryptocurrency. It’s just that these people are too few to drive a change.
@magic_lobster_party I mean.. cryptocurrency fans are also regularly bullied to the point that it's a bit risky to even mention my preference. And having a bitcoin wallet costs nothing, so the wikipedia decision must be caused by something else - maybe also more of a marketing thing. The crypto haters caused so much damage, it's really sad.
It costs money to exchange Bitcoin to some actual useful currency.
@magic_lobster_party And yet, here we are talking about the use-case that is best fulfilled by Bitcoin...
I’m sure most of Wikipedia’s staff prefer to get their salaries in their local currency.
@magic_lobster_party Okay, let's leave it at that. I'm sure your intuition is strong enough. Goodbye.