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Interesting, thanks. I actually looked into $1 payments for an adjacent project and the costs are still prohibitive even today. Stripe fees cost something like 30-40% for a $1 payment, and PayPal is only slightly better :/

Yeah, I figure that's the curse of any community gaining traction. I expect to have to turn off comments at some point...if that fails I'll just restrict registrations.

In a worst-case scenario, I think the broader 100 Million Books project would still benefit from me and/or a couple of collaborators posting to it alone.

I will admit the 5 year timeframe is a bit arbitrary and may need to be adjusted.

With that said, the goal is positively not to replicate HN with discussions of cutting-edge technology and science.

Even in those topics, I think there's plenty to cover in those fields as it related to nostalgia, little-known but significant advancements, unsung heroes, etc.

That's the point! But yes the 5 year timeframe is somewhat arbitrary and may need to be adjusted.

I always wait to watch TV shows and movies until the hype has blown over and people can actually tell me their honest thoughts...often in relation to other shows they've seen.

Time allows for context that simply isn't possible otherwise.

It's become a huge time-saver for me. And I would say the shows I do end up watching tend to be of higher quality, on average!

Let's see. Not everything interesting I come across on the web is a good fit for HN, but when I see something that is, I post it here.

I've found that (at least for me) once a community is strong enough, and my motivation to participate in it is strong enough, it's not hard to participate in it naturally.

Shoot sorry, I had closed registration while developing. It's open now!

Yup, thanks. Actually thanks for mentioning PayPal again...I had discounted them at first because of the 5% fee but didn't realize their lack of a huge flat add-on actually makes them better for smaller payments.

Matrix is a protocol. Riot is the old name of the flagship apps built on the Matrix protocol by the core team. Element is the new name.

How is Matrix not the solution it claims to be? What's not /actually/ decentralized about it?

Keep in mind software of this kind doesn't just [poof] appear out of nowhere...it's typically built incrementally on meager budgets.

What you seem to want is a peer-to-peer solution, which at this point in time is not something Matrix has built or claims to have built.

Even this site seems to use WordPress and some other frameworks. So unnecessary...just need a simple static page.

Oh and no HTTPS.

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What happens when Glenn fails to conform to Substack's standards?

To my knowledge Substack hasn't censored yet, but it's inevitable. Glenn should just start his own site, in my opinion.