Hey @Rushlock,
It's a fair question (even if some of the framing is a little uncharitable!). We absolutely encourage content creators/bounty submitters to share their content off the platform on their creator platforms of choice - it ultimately benefits both them and Just About to do so. But that’s far from the only mechanism that will be in place to drive views/traffic/engagement - just as the Bounty system itself is only one part of our plan for Just About.
At present, EVE is our first and only game-centric community, but we will be onboarding many more over the coming weeks and months. Just as with EVE, our plans and launches for these will drive many more users into those community spaces, as well as Just About as a whole, meaning more traffic and engagement across the board. And once the platform is open to the public a lot of effort will go into organic discovery, SEO, promotion on social media etc. for the curated content.
Beyond that, in terms of the work that we’re doing - there’s quite a lot of it! Obviously there’s the building/maintaining/improving the platform itself, including the systems that allow us to set bounties and reward users. There’s moderation, both in terms of human oversight and the tooling we’ll provide. Also, a great deal of time and work goes into setting up the partnerships (such as the one with CCP) that allow treasuries and bounties to be funded - plus we’ll be funding a number of communities ourselves.
We are trying to be additive to what creators and fan groups are already doing: rewarding content or engagement that people are driven to based on their passions, and doing so in a way that other platforms have so far failed to. In particular, we think it’s a unique offering to reward people for the quality and usefulness of the content they create, without having to build up their followers or subscribers first.
At least that’s the intention! We know we’ve got a long way to go and don’t have all the answers yet, but we’re working very hard - internally and in concert with our members, such as yourself - to figure out the best ways forward. What we do know is that there are lots of platforms that take their users for granted, and offer no opportunity for financial rewards to reach the people who are doing such great work for their communities.
