This is a hard problem to solve for a long list of reasons. For example, what kind of party should facilitate this system of remuneration? One of the big boys (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft) or some start-up in publishing? If we want a system that works for any publisher, that will become a really important player with access to some really interesting information (what kind of thought pieces someone reads; that's a data mining gold mine!) and a lot of influence.
Also, wouldn't providing users with incentives to share articles get us back to the clickbait articles we want to avoid?
Also, wouldn't providing users with incentives to share articles get us back to the clickbait articles we want to avoid?