"Free posts would incentivize more users, similar to how our ancestors shared knowledge freely within tribes."

Everyone hates subscriptions, but we have almost only fixed running costs. There's simply no point in offering anything good to someone who will pay us 1¢ sat at a time, when we already offer such cheap subscriptions, for 50¢/month. If you can't afford 50¢/month, then how much would you be pay-as-go? 2¢ per month? That's negative income. Even the 50¢/month is negative income. We have to top up from donations and our own pockets.

@Azz I have it same, I don't like paying for service subscriptions so I run my own relay and blossom server. Yes, in reality it does cost more money, time and nerves than the subscription, but I prefer it that way.

Set your price. If its content I really want to see 50c isntna lot.

But if you are attracting buses who you wouldn't otherwise have, charging 3c a note would note would more than cover the marginal storage costs at no additional fixed cost. .