RE: Solving the scalability and onboarding problems - Incubating Accounts
For what it's worth, and with recognition that I haven't thought about this until just now, it seems to me that premium accounts are the proper way to scale. It shouldn't be on the dApp devs to foot the bill for customer boarding costs IMO.
I say that because what we as a community are building here is a product that shares value between the platform and the users. The users become the owners of the platform and aren't the product as they are in current centralized social media. THATS HUGE!
Paying a reasonable fee to establish an account on the blockchain is completely fair, and honestly, if a potential user cannot recognize the inherent value that decentralized apps provide and "need" a free account generated for them, the likelihood of them bringing value to the platform is slim to none.
In recognition of the fact that our data and privacy aren't being exploited by Big Info and sold to the highest bidder is the primary value that the platform offers to the user. secondarily, the user becomes a stakeholder of the platform with the ability to grow in stake when value adding behaviors are offered to the community by the user.
you know, I'm pretty much aligned with your thoughts on this, but if you would be surprised to know that we are in the minority.
On the other hand, there are plenty of people in the world who can't afford to buy a premium account, people in third world countries, and lowering the barrier for entry for the unbanked is part of the mission when it comes to cryptos.
That's fair. Perhaps a sliding scale be used on new account creation and in the regions where higher household incomes exist, the amount required to establish the account is higher, and it's clear that the premium is used to fund the admission of an unbanked user in the developing world.
Add to that, the grants that are given from the premium account establishment are given to pre-vetted applicants who have been trained on how to take advantage of the opportunity to better their lives and the platform at the same time.
I am not at all surprised that we are in the minority. There's not much that exists in this world that most people won't simply try to turn into the existing popular 'thing.'
It's up to the thinkers amongst us to help push through the "we've always done it this way" crowds...
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