> I'm very confused about how the distributed payment system would work. How much would a subscription cost for a user and how much would a developer see of
that?
Developers could sell subscriptions for any price they want. They have a limited number of subscriptions they can sell so there is a supply/demand that influences the price. Users buy directly from the developers so they would get 100% of the money (minus possible transaction fees depending on payment method).
> If you could give examples of the alternatives that you think don't work then it might be helpful to see how your service differs from those.
The alternatives are mainly the ones listed on the page above: buying things from developers in the usual way and donating. There are also other systems that work in a more centralized way where you pay the system that then distributes the money to the creators and this system differs from all of those in that it doesn't handle any money.
If you want an example, there is liberapay.com that seems to be donations with centralized payments. My system tries to be better than that because:
- Payments are less voluntary because you get access to stuff when you pay.
- Payments are decentralized so there can be more freedom of choice in how you pay.
Developers could sell subscriptions for any price they want. They have a limited number of subscriptions they can sell so there is a supply/demand that influences the price. Users buy directly from the developers so they would get 100% of the money (minus possible transaction fees depending on payment method).
> If you could give examples of the alternatives that you think don't work then it might be helpful to see how your service differs from those.
The alternatives are mainly the ones listed on the page above: buying things from developers in the usual way and donating. There are also other systems that work in a more centralized way where you pay the system that then distributes the money to the creators and this system differs from all of those in that it doesn't handle any money.
If you want an example, there is liberapay.com that seems to be donations with centralized payments. My system tries to be better than that because:
- Payments are less voluntary because you get access to stuff when you pay.
- Payments are decentralized so there can be more freedom of choice in how you pay.