But why/how? Online services today already saw that nobody wants to pay. That explains the fast death of journalism, news sites, etc. That also explains why scummy ads currently act as the financier to most sites.
Given that people won't pay when it's easy, why would they suddenly start paying when the barrier of converting cash to crypto is added on top?
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding and you're instead referring to actual ownership of said services. How does that differ from written agreements or stocks today?
What you may be describing seems similar to how Brave sees the world. I respect that and love the product, but don't see it as a reality.
"How does that differ from written agreements or stocks today" I think of it more like a PTA organization than a stock and a corporation. The goal of a stock is to create a profit stream for the owners. The goal of a crypto service is to build a useful utility for the owners.
The obvious difference is it's permissionless and global - this may surprise a lot of US citizens on this site but it's actually really hard to buy and hold shares in US companies today even in many developed countries, let alone the developing world.
NFT projects have demonstrated new forms of monetization that don't need ads or all users to pay, we can now experiment with these now that we have a value layer for the internet.
Given that people won't pay when it's easy, why would they suddenly start paying when the barrier of converting cash to crypto is added on top?
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding and you're instead referring to actual ownership of said services. How does that differ from written agreements or stocks today?
What you may be describing seems similar to how Brave sees the world. I respect that and love the product, but don't see it as a reality.