I think
@AQSTR and
@zapwork are highly interesting... I tested aqstr today, and the tasks were indeed almost instantly detected as done, and immediately paid out. I have to admit that is very cool!
I think there's value in things like this, but I also wonder about the validating effort beyond what can be automatically gauged.
For example, asking people to like, reply, repost or quote... these are fine and good. But I'd consider these "micro tasks". What about more high value things, like:
- Submitting a PR to a git repo.
- Uploading a picture of you doing something.
- Writing a more in-depth post about a topic.
Part of me feels like an element of manual validation may be required for higher value tasks.
As for
@zapwork, I think this is also a highly interesting take in terms of online recruitment for jobs. There's nothing much posted there yet, but from the application process, it feels like it could be a good match for some jobs such as copywriting, or ad-hoc stuff.
Particularly where reputation/trust metrics can be used.
Interesting space that's developing! Really neat to see it on #nostr!
It's very clear what the way forward is, however it's down to universal robust implementation from the various clients and usage of personal relays (or at least trusted ones where you can delete).
