Twitcoin some notes towards a fungible currency for Twitter

Twitcoin some notes towards a fungible currency for Twitter
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(OR Monetizing Twitter for us Plebs)

SAY $1 == 100 Twitcoins [Abbv. T'Coin #TCoin as in the Northern Dialect "The Coin"; "opp t'Village"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEB3fSvkM2w "T'Prisoner" Opening Titles!
TALK IS NO LONGER "CHEEP" [sic]
SAY oneTweet 140 char costs one Twitcoin BUTT...
One "like" costs 2 T'Coins BUTT one of these is paid to the Plebian author
One RT also costs 2 T'Coins => one is paid to the P. author
HOWEVER one annotated/ commented RT [i.e. a bit of effort is added to the original Tweet]
COSTS NOTHING AT ALL!

"Effort brings it's own reward."

We could consider notional costs for images/ gifs. I.e. Force the system to a streamlined text only service. Back to it's roots.

The reason for this is to enable functionality when  NOT connected to the internet. Send RTs + comments + new content OFFLINE. Then when connection restored. Uplink all in one burst.

Vide: AOL/ Netscape's Instant Messenger {<i>yes I am that old!</i>} thus we declutter the InterTubez.

Cut down on Data

Video? Perhaps a partnership with Vimeo.
Outsource.
YMMV "Your .movs may vary."

IOW let Tik-Tok take over our Gen-Z brainZ!

Other 'in-Twitter' T'Coin transactions abound...
This is just the seed crystal...

If successful --if stable!-- it could be 'spent' on other platforms; used to buy tickets to Mars...

ONLINE MODERATION == online rewards
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PREAMBLE - a personal note
During the Green Revolution in Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Green_Movement
and later in Egypt #FreeAlaa "Inshallah!"
There was a global workforce seeking out and eliminating Secret Service Security Service Trolls
supposedly 'female' revolutionaries building a following...
and then providing a toxic link.
On one occasion a rather nasty Virus!
We were also unmasking non-state Tweeters spreading disinfo and hate speech.
This using the venerable and valuable @TwitSpam and TwitSpamOrg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxtsa-OvQLA "Bloody Vikings"

I would suggest that, given the murky waters in our Brave New Intertubez, similar work in unmasking:
hate speech; disinfo trolls; off-topic de-railers --but, I would suggest, NOT digressive-- posters;...

But then, you can always unfollow; block; abandon Twitter; forsake t'internet...

*If we do want to be more pro-active*& then, clearly, we need a community of online moderators
WHO COULD BE PAID IN TWITCOINS!
These converted into local currency used for real world transactions.
Bank of the Blue Bird.
And banks make money.

Ahhh

One is also minded of the HuffPo Online Comments Community with their little badges.
and those wizards behind the green curtain at Wikipedia.

Community Mods on steroids.

THERE AGAIN "Back in the day", on the Guardian comment threads I, and other Guardianistas,
used to engage and engage and engage... like piranhas! Mostly debunking climate change denial.
Disinfo.

T'Guardians could come in various 'Grades' using an algorithm based on "UpVotes" on their actions
but no downVotes as the platform is predicated on free speech.

IOW another sort of Blue Tick status. One is minded of Raptors: Merlin to Osprey.

Bonuses for levelling up!

Another way to earn this digital currency would be by generating new features...
Like this one!

Ditto a new #tag. The originator gets a reward based on longevity; appositeness; longevity; AND BREVITY!

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THOTS on $8 bluebirds of happiness.
I would suggest that Celebs [defined as anyone who appears as such in the Media] -rather than freeloading Plebs- should pay WAY more than $8!

$80 per annum == minimal service Bronze A/c
$800 p.a. Silver service. Aimed at professional communicators. Reporters, Columnists, experts; politicians; trusted sources of information.
Notionally a business expense. Trivially so. I.e. Twitter as a gateway to external content.
After all they (their company) can afford it! This also guarantees their person as genuine.
And a fast track to a complaints service in the case of cyber-stalking; harassment; ...
$8000 p.a for Celebs Famous for being Famous Gold Service. Definite push to content priority.

For us Plebs $8 p.a. --or local equivalent-- buys us the basic blue tick PLUS 200 T'Coins.
The bank A/c kinda proves we iz real...

Job Dun.
Bro. B!O!F! brobof on Twitter Wordpress Flickr but not Facebook.
meathandle David G. Lermit

Discuss...