Hey everyone!
As a way of beginning to understand Mirror.xyz better, I decided to create this article with what I've learned so far about the platform.
The aim here is not to be the most informative article in the world, but simply to begin to establish my presence on the web3.
So, let's do this.
Mirrors.xyz is a publishing platform that is built on top of web3 technologies. This means that you can log in with your Ethereum wallet, store your writing on arweave, and publish using mirrors protocol. What's really cool about mirror is that all posts are mintable. This means that you can turn your readers and fans into collectors.
Not only is this a new form of patronage, but it is also builds communities around your ideas from the bottom up. Rather than depend on a centralized platform like medium.
So if you're looking for a decentralized publishing platform owned by you and built on Web3, then mirror is the platform for you. And even if you aren't a writer yourself, you can find great pieces of writing on mirror that are worth collecting by providing support for thought leaders and original content creators.
It's about what you know and how much you can contribute rather than who you know.
This is a game changer because it allows anyone with something valuable to say to be heard. Often, centralized publications won't publish certain writing if it goes against their agenda.
This is detrimental to society and freedom of discourse because thought leaders are silenced, even if what they have to say is of intellectual value. Rather than having a tyrannical approach to freedom of expression.
Mirrors XYZ lets the free market decide what is valuable and what isn't.
Mirror XYZ is a unique platform that shows the potential of Web3 and cryptocurrencies.
The benefits of being an editor on mirror are twofold.
Firstly, as the owner of a publication, you can set your own rules and guidelines and this gives you complete control over what is published on your site. For example, you can set the price per NFT and the total quantity available. This allows you to control the distribution of your content and ensure that it reaches the right people.
Secondly, as the editor, you can transparently see who supported your publication and how much it contributed. This allows you to build relationships with your readers and create a community around your publication. Since the Ethereum blockchain is used to power mirror, all interactions are stored on the blockchain. This means that you can choose to reward your contributors fairly without the need for a third party.
Lastly, mirror has wallet subscriptions. This means that you can send to your subscription around a Web3 wallet and create social and economic links between your publication and other DApps.
Simply put, mirror is a democratic, decentralized publishing platform that is powered by the Ethereum blockchain.
The future of publishing is decentralized!
Thanks for reading!
Key-Z.