DeltaMike on Nostr: Removing middlemen is a throwback to the ancient practice of "patronage". Patrons ...

Removing middlemen is a throwback to the ancient practice of "patronage". Patrons sponsoring artists through zaps, the Lightning network, or directly on-chain is fantastic. Nostr enables the communication and value transfer directly between the artists, their work, and patrons.

quoting note1x4h…43g2

For a century, artists got paid last. Labels, platforms, and middlemen ate first.

Value for value flips it. The fan pays the artist. Directly. In sats.

Joe Martin (nprofile…2yzn), Ep 6. https://fanfares.io/s/xMLC9n