Hey Fediverse,

I’ve been thinking about how we can improve lemmy and make it even more dynamic and supportive. Here’s an idea I believe could really make a difference: a paid awards and donations feature. Other fediverse platforms such as Peertube already support this thanks to plugins such as: https://github.com/dhk2/peertube-plugin-lightning

What’s the Big Idea?

Imagine being able to give a little back to those posts or comments that really made you think, laugh, or feel connected. Here’s how it could work:

  • You come across a great post or comment.
  • You give it an award, with a small donation attached.
  • This donation gets split three ways: to the poster, their instance admin, and the community’s admin.

Why split it this way? Because it’s not just about rewarding great content. It’s also about supporting the people who keep our spaces running and vibrant.

Why the Lightning Network?

  • It’s quick and cheap, perfect for small transactions.
  • It’s decentralized and it’s becoming one of the best ways to support creators online (for example it’s becoming the de-facto standard for podcast monetization)

Why This Matters

  • a direct way to support and encourage each other.
  • Helps keep our communities and their admins going strong.
  • It’s a small change, but it could really deepen our connections here.
  • it gives a middle finger to Reddit, and we all want that :P

Wrapping Up

I really believe this could make Lemmy a more rewarding place for everyone. Let’s discuss and see if we can make this happen together!

Looking forward to hearing what you all think.

  • Danny M@lemmy.escapebigtech.infoOPEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I get your trepidation about crypto in particular, and I agree for the most part when it comes to the majority of crypto, but there are a few reasons why I think the bitcoin lightning network would work here:

    • Micropayments are not really that easy to do with traditional payment technologies
    • Traditional payment technologies are complex to integrate with for decentralized systems
    • Unlike most crypto, bitcoin at the very least isn’t a scam
    • There is precedent in both the fediverse and the internet at large; peertube supports this and the podcasting 2.0 movement supports this
    • Omega_Haxors@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      11 months ago

      You are really talented at hitting all the cryptobro notes while making sure to avoid all the cryptobro language.

      • Danny M@lemmy.escapebigtech.infoOPEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I really don’t want to turn this into a crypto discussion, if you think there are better alternatives I’m open to hearing about them; I’m mostly interested in rewarding people for their content and paying for instance admins and lemmy developers. You’d be surprised how much you and I probably agree on regarding crypto

        • Omega_Haxors@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          11 months ago

          I have been banned from so many places for my unyielding and extremely passionate anti-crypto stance, you can fuck right off with that “we have more in common” shit. I for one don’t find young people to be attractive, nor do I see everything as a moneymaking opportunity.

          Lemmy is an anticapitalist platform, and you’re too blinded by your own avarice to see that. Go ahead and report me for being “disrespectful” the admins are going to take one look at your instance name and immediately add it to the defederation list because you are the bad guy.

          • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idEnglish
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            11 months ago

            I for one don’t find young people to be attractive

            I’m curious where this statement came from since I don’t see any context other than you trying to call the OP names?

            Could you expand please?