Show HN: I made a public chat where you pay to speak
So I made this thing: https://www.paytosay.it
It’s a public chat room, but there’s a catch: You have to pay to say something.
Each message costs real money.There are 1,000 message slots total. Once they're filled, that's it, the chat becomes a permanent digital time capsule.
Why? I don’t know. Maybe I was tired of the noise. Maybe I wanted to see what happens when people really have to think before they post. Or maybe I just wanted to burn a hole in my own wallet.
Anyway, it's live. It works.
Let me know if this is: a) brilliant b) dumb c) the start of a dystopian messaging platform d) all of the above
Would love your thoughts (but not too many, there’s only 1,000 messages ).
- Bart
1 comment
[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 16.7 ms ] threadI assume you want to make some money out of it? Like the guy that made 1mil for selling pixels. Hope it works for you ;-)
A few questions that might help you… Are you going to be moderating/censoring text and images? What about companies using your chat to advertise? What do you mean by a permanent time capsule? How many years are the messages going to be preserved? Do you have a character limit on the message? Could see a hard limit.