Comment on Potential Decentralized Fediverse Alternative to Ko-fi, Patreon, etc.?
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 5 weeks ago
I think we all know micropayment, donation etc is a nice thing to have. But it's really hard to become a payment provider. When handling money for other people, you'll face fraud, disputes. You need to do proper accounting. you're liable. You need to register a company, you need a legal department etc.
z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Yeah I can see that. It needs to be centralized due to just the nature of, y’know, nation state backed currencies, and crypto ultimately is too vulnerable to becoming a centralized power structures to be taken seriously as an alternative to national currencies.
My only interest in this is whether or not Patron, KoFI, etc. Can still provide their services at the level they already are, but way cheaper (I.e. give a higher percentage back to the creators). I know its somewhat low currently, but is it as low as possible?
Just something I occasionally think about.
hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 5 weeks ago
Hmmh, what's their current platform fee? I'd say somewhere between 0% to 5% sounds alright. Depending on what kinds of features they offer. The minimum is probably somewhere around what Stripe takes. If you want to offer credit cards and convenience...
z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Yeah that makes sense. I appreciate your thoughtful response.