Give us smaller tips
I like what you write on Medium. Honestly, it’s nice.
But I’m not gonna tip you three or four dollars for it. Sorry. If I did it for you, I’d have to do it for the next article I enjoyed as well. Even if I only tip one in ten articles I read, that’s going to add up over a week and I ain’t made of money.
So instead, you get a clap. Which means next to nothing.
BUT: if a clap was worth ten cents, I’d still clap a few times. If it took a dime from my prepaid wallet and transferred it to yours, I’d do it for you and the next article I read. I might even 'clap' you a few more times than I 'clap' them.
You get paid. The next article gets paid.
The alternative is that neither of you get a penny. That’s the system we get now.
But if we had smaller tips, I think it could add up to something much more meaningful. Or, at least, you’d get some cash from me.