Proof-of-Donation a compromise between Proof-of-Work and Micro-payments

Proof-of-Donation a compromise between Proof-of-Work and Micro-payments

But why would I bother doing proof of donation/work/payment if websites don't accept it yet? And why would websites move to proof of donation/work/payment if browsers don't do it yet?

There's a deep chicken-and-egg problem to solve here first, which is that when no user does the new thing, there's no incentive for websites to move away from what they do today; but when no website does the new thing, there's no incentive for users to put time and effort into a thing that does nothing for them. How do you break that cycle?

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