Maybe a silly idea, but what about a P2P-based video hosting! Hear me out:
We have more computing power and bandwith in our homes than ever before. We know that sharing data and files via P2P works, is resiliant against attacks, and scales really well.
No server costs mean that people could support creators by seeding the content to other peers. One cool thing about that would be seeing how you are making a difference, in real time.
Now this is an interesting idea! We have more computing power and bandwith at our homes than ever before, and use only a fraction of it.
I would happily support Wikipedia, openmaps and other projects by seeding their data.
In could even be more fun and motivating to do, since you could see how you are making a difference in real time, as opposed to donations.
I already listed my reasons for wanting to try out/use it, and they have nothing to do with crypto or micropayments.
If you can name alternatives with similar functionality made by people who are not affiliated with crypto, I’m all ears. Briar seems great for journalists and activists etc, but it is too limited to be used as a mainstream messenger for keeping in touch with friends and family. Seems like all you can do is send text and emojis, no video chat or photos.
I don’t find it surprising at all. The menus are often designed as kafka-esque with dark patterns all over, hiding toggles in submenu after submenu to make you go for the default setting (see privacy settings on facebook, notification settings on android). Then the app updates, the setting is somehow reverted, and you’re back to square one. No wonder people give up.
I’m no crypto fan or plan on using micropayments either, but if I don’t use it, where’s the harm?
So far battery and data usage is ok, but we’ll see after some more testing
I’m testing syncing, notification and battery usage now on a few devices to see how it behaves. So far, so good. It also lets you specify which type of user you are inviting, so that admins does the heavy lifting
Absolutely, people still need money. So P2P would not solve that bit, but at least the donations can go directly towards content creation rather than having to cover server costs as well.