No Credible Pre-Commitment Mechanism for Gated Digital Content Funding
Digital content creators lack a funding model that gives buyers confidence their payment only releases when real demand materializes. Traditional crowdfunding offers refunds on failed goals but no compensation for wasted attention; dominant assurance contracts address this but remain unused in mainstream creator tools.
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