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You have not directly addressed any of the issues I raise.
You raise some new largely unrelated ones but dont really directly respond to the points I raise in the post.
However your second point does touche loosely on one the points I raised which is that for V4V to work you need enough people prepared to be content consumers and paying real money (sats) into the platform- my point is that if content providers, even ones who loudly virtue signal about being bitcoiners, can't be fucked to actually use LN/bitcoin then how can you expect content consumers to take them seriously? You cannot.
The hypocrisy of content providers not actually taking the time to match their words with actions and attach wallets undermines any chance of getting the content consumers who do bother to attach sending wallets because the credibility of the content providers is seriously impaired by their blatant hypocrisy.
As you point out without enough paying users the whole thing is never going to be viable- so all I was asking was for content providers to show some basic decency and attach both send and receive wallets to show they are at least prepared to use the LN to the maximum extent possible and show it to give content consumers some confidence.
But no, it was too much for these entitled arrogant hypocrites like @denlillaapan and @DarthCoin and they screamed all hell and fury of nonsense at me for daring to raise the issue- they are a sad and pathetic bunch of trolls imo...and have undermined their own position and any chance of SNs ever succeeding, which is a great shame.
These are just my thoughts on Stacker News — a different angle to add to what you’re saying.
First, the real issue isn’t the token. It’s people.
Even if everything runs on sats through the Lightning Network, the big question is simple: are people actually willing to pay for content? For years, the internet has been mostly free. Platforms like Reddit and X don’t charge users to post or comment. They make money from ads. So when you ask users to pay for every post, comment, or like — even tiny amounts — many hesitate. It’s not about the tech. It’s about habits.
Second, network effects matter more than anything.
A platform only survives if enough people use it. You need lots of writers, lots of readers, and enough people willing to spend real sats. If that cycle doesn’t start, the economy inside the platform stays weak. Without enough paying users, it simply can’t sustain itself.