@evan But I’m confronted with that expectation a lot here. And while I think integrating micro-payments in social media could be beneficial for creators of all walks, resistance will be massive.
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Christian Schwägerl
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Everyone seems to agree that getting your news from social networks is a bad idea.@evan Interesting thoughts but the bottom line is that independent journalism is a very costly endeavour (and you know have to fear that the US president will sue you for $10 billion). Giving out articles for free necessitates other streams of income which can be even more problematic (selling user data to the highest bidder, for example). The desirable wider sharing of content only becomes possible when more people are prepared to pay more for journalism’s role.
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„South Texas lured Tesla, along with Exxon Mobil and other energy behemoths, with the promise of land, cheap energy and, perhaps most critically, abundant water.„South Texas lured Tesla, along with Exxon Mobil and other energy behemoths, with the promise of land, cheap energy and, perhaps most critically, abundant water. (...) The companies spent billions of dollars (...) building plants that use huge amounts of water to transform fossil fuels into gasoline, jet fuel and other refined products. (...) Now, Corpus Christi, the region’s main water provider, says it is tapped out." https://www.wsj.com/us-news/climate-environment/corpus-christi-texas-energy-water-shortage-27c2c6d8?st=WRsjqv&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink #climatecrisis #climate #climatechange