- [[Broderick, Ryan]] [[Broderick, Ryan - 2024 - The never-ending doom spiral is back|argues]] that content subscriptions fall into three different models: - Binge, where a customer subscribes because more content is offered behind a paywall; - Access, where a customer subscribes because of how quickly new information is shared, or because the information is different from what you see anywhere else; and - Parasocial, where a customer subscribes because they want to support or be closer to a particular person. - He explains that these models are all *different*, but have a lot of overlap, and the best media companies find a way to make all three work together. - I want to find a thread between this and [[digital rights management]] practices — or, more accurately, the subscription-ification of everything… - These models make sense to me — we’re willing to pay regularly for content, fast or new information, or proximity to a person. - Compare that to -as-a-service stuff… Does everything need to be an ongoing service? I think we typically pay for, e.g, SaaS stuff because of convenience, but like… idk, there’s something here. - Also want to keep this in mind from a business perspective. I’m interested in starting a paid newsletter, but have felt like the “more stuff” piece falls flat for me (using an exclusively “binge” model)… - Want to revisit this later!