@jeena Maybe eventually. In the short term? ...

@jeena Maybe eventually. In the short term? No way.

Is crowdfunding the answer in a post-ad universe?

Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures asks: How then is journalism to be financed? As I wrote in 2014, I continue to believe that crowdfunding is the answer. Since then great progress has been made by Beaconreader, Kickstarter’s Journalism category, and also Patreon. Together the amounts are still small

I am angry that this is necessary ...

I am angry that this is necessary or even possible in a civilized society. People should have the framework they need to get on their feet.

@kylewmahan I think it's a good starter ...

@kylewmahan I think it's a good starter language. You don't need lots of supporting software, and you can make just about anything with it.

@davidhornik I've been given advice to do ...

@davidhornik I've been given advice to do that before. I think it's basically fraud.

@srobalino "Denouncing evil is a far cry ...

@srobalino "Denouncing evil is a far cry from doing good". I really think petitions are useless. Actions (or payments) are better.

@kteare Congrats!

@kteare Congrats!

@cstanhope I sincerely don't think this is ...

@cstanhope I sincerely don't think this is something the w3c can invent. Standardize later, sure, but we need real products first.

@timmmmyboy @electricarchaeo We don't have that ability ...

@timmmmyboy @electricarchaeo We don't have that ability right now but we've heard the request loud and clear.

@tef 100% agree.

@tef 100% agree.

@tef That makes sense for infrastructure tools ...

@tef That makes sense for infrastructure tools - not sure it makes sense for end-user tools. You could still make money through *use*.

@andigalpern Cool! Do you still play / ...

@andigalpern Cool! Do you still play / perform?