i think with lightning, we can pay for things but still basically pay nothing.

think of 1 sat or 1 msat or 1 μsat. all possible on the lightning network.

i think people will pay for things but they won't notice it. this should fix spam since spam has to pay the same amount but it scales linear. or possibly even exponential like on SN (your first reply costs 1 sat. if you want to reply within a minute, it costs 10 sats etc.)

so it will overall be a greater experience. you also pay (a minuscule amount) for the option to get paid, not only for a world with less spam. i think most people will take this option instead of the existing "free" models. "free" as in "i use your data, invade your privacy and you have to look at ads"-free.