> Would there be a better way to implement P2P payments without a cryptocurrency?
Yes: to not implement them at all.
Yes: to not implement them at all.
I'm not a fan of cryptocurrencies by any measure, but I can understand why people would like that.
Why would I be against payments being built into browsers in a standardised and open source, open standards way if it might eventually solve those problems?
Since when has paying for content meant no ads?
I pay for a newspaper - ads, I pay for cable tv - ads, I pay for the internet - ads, I pay road tax - ads, I go to the cinema - ads, I buy a ticket to a sporting event - ads.
That is before we get to the influencer product placement world.
That ads still exist in other places where you've ostensibly paid for the content doesn't invalidate the op's preferences.
You can get ad packed content free, you can get ad-free content, you can get paid content that has ads, or paid content that is ad-free.
The "I paid for it" input has zero weight when it comes to determining if the content has ads is sponsored, infuenced or otherwise paid for.
1. As long as they’re paying a reasonable amount, paying customers should be more motivating to the company than whoever’s buying ads (because they provide more revenue), which means they are hopefully trying to keep me happy with their service.
2. I hate ads because I don’t want to see them, much less be distracted, or worse, influenced by them.
So I pay for content and run browser and DNS level ad blockers aggressively on all devices, as well as using reader mode wherever possible.
If I can’t avoid the ads I’ll usually go without. You’ll never find me watching broadcast TV.