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Hey @elonmusk X Spaces are broken. Here’s how to fix them: Spaces do not contribute towards impressions the same way posts do, so creators like my self who exclusively host spaces and don’t tweet as much will never qualify for monetization. Here are a few ideas I have: 1. Add a subscribe button that appears at the top of the X space to make it easier for listeners to subscribe. 2. Users who subscribe receive a special sub badge by their name that will display when in that X Space. 3. Users who subscribe to a host will have their usernames display in a different color in the space. 4. Subscriber only emotes 5. Give an option for a hosts to opt in to advertisements for their space. These would be 30 seconds and run at various increments throughout the space. Any listener who is subscribed to that host will not receive the advertisements. Listener engagement: live chat - Another thing to think about with spaces vs other streaming platforms, is that on spaces, less than 10 people can actually participate (the speakers). And while it’s true the listeners can use emotes to engage, I don’t ever see them because I can’t be scrolled down on the space (need to watch speaker panel/hands/requests). This divides the space into 2 groups, the speakers and listeners. The true grail of social audio is everyone can participate in some way at the same time. This can be fixed by implementing a live chat so that listeners can comment in real time. Replying to the spaces post is not efficient enough. This also enables the listeners to engage with each other during the space. This is currently not possible outside of dms. Engaging with other hosts: Raiding Add a Raid feature that allows a host to send their listeners to another host’s space at the end of their space. Because spaces hosts are running their own spaces, it becomes hard to tune in to other spaces due to time constraints. A raid feature would allow hosts to engage each other in a way that benefits both hosts. Evergreen spaces: 70% of my listens are from live listeners, the rest come during the next 24 hours as people who couldn’t tune in live go back and listen. But then listens stop. This is because after a space is hosted, it’s on a hosts profile for at most a day, as it slowly gets pushed further and further out of view as the host posts and reposts newer content. So even the best spaces get pushed off a profile and never get listened to again. Create a spaces tab (make it optional) that only shows a hosts previous spaces. This makes it much easier for not only your community to find older spaces, it allows the spaces to generate considerably more views (potentially forever). I have been hosting spaces for 2 years and the only way I can monetize is through outside sponsorship deals. Creators should be monetized natively within the app. This is currently not the case for spaces hosts. The community of listeners who tune into spaces WANT to support hosts; there just isn’t an easy way to do it currently. Thank you!