Been thinking about what drives people to support creative work — not just for access, but to support, express themselves, or feel part of something.

If we want onchain products to truly grow the economy around creative work, we need to move beyond speculation and tap into deeper motivations.

Some thoughts on the search for something better below. Would love to hear your feedback!

Been thinking about what drives people to support creative work — not just for access, but to support, express themselves, or feel part of something.

If we want onchain products to truly grow the economy around creative work, we need to move beyond speculation and tap into deeper motivations.

Some thoughts on the search for something better below. Would love to hear your feedback!

https://paragraph.com/@reidtandy/why-will-readers-buy-coins

This was great. Paying for gated content helps to sustain something you believe in, but it doesn't do as much to spread something you believe in. That second part is a big motivator for people.

Exactly right... and culturally, I think the scale is tipping a bit more toward the latter than the former, which would be huge! If creative work can be rewarded without having to restrict access, could be cool!