@Chanders @chartier @academicdave Why? It's just a subscription service. Cable TV isn't collusion. Many examples.
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@zeynep@Chanders@chartier@academicdave cable only worked as an industry because carriers were a natural monopoly bulwarked by regulation - Show replies
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@zeynep : ... but there are many fewer browsers. An easier place to bootstrap from. /cc@chartier@academicdaveThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Chanders@zeynep@chartier@academicdave yeah micropayments was a big debate even back in 90s but it's an idea worth revisiting; blockchainThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@zeynep The biggest problem of micropayments is psychological. That's why most micropayment platyforms crashed and burned. -
@zeynep Your brain has treats all amounts below certain threshold as equal. If your threshold is 1$, you'll pay 1¢ only if you'd pay 1$ too.
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@zeynep I see an analogy to history of buying music online. Turns out, people perfectly happy to pay if you make it easy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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