We’re Missing an Entire Universe of Web Payments: How to Fix the Web for Creators

11 min readAug 7, 2020

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Fixing the web involves taking care of Creators.

Creators have three options for surviving online: closed marketplaces, recurring subscriptions and invasive advertising. It’s time for something new.

You’re in an arcade.

Amber Case

Written by Amber Case

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Design advocate, speaker and author of Calm Technology. Former Research Fellow at MIT Media Lab and Harvard BKC. Co-founder DAO DAO.

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