Posting is free.
Custody is paid.
Native Presence is designed for long-term cultural custody: clear permissions, community continuity beyond individuals, and stable reference for archives and partners. Expression is free. Protection, stewardship, and continuity are paid.
Expression is free. Custody is paid.
If you remember only one sentence, remember that one.
WHAT IS FREE (always)
This is what people get without paying, and it must feel generous.
Create & publish
Post text, images, audio, video. Public profile / page. Appear in search / discovery. Basic bio + identity. Basic tags / categories.
Public sharing
Share public links. Embed publicly allowed content. Be discoverable. This avoids the feeling of a “paywall platform”.
Community participation
Join communities. Comment / respond (if enabled). Be visible as a member. No one pays to exist.
WHAT IS PAID (this is the product)
Paid plans do not sell posting. They sell control, continuity, and protection.
Voice & consent
- ✓ Visibility control per item (public / protected / permission-required)
- ✓ Consent & reuse rules (view allowed ≠ reuse allowed)
- ✓ Provenance block (author, context, date, meaning)
- ✓ Stable reference link (doesn’t break, doesn’t get buried)
- ✓ Edit history / versioning
- ✓ Right to revoke or restrict later
Continuity & protocol
- ✓ Steward roles (who can publish, who approves, who edits)
- ✓ Community protocol (rules attached to the page and content)
- ✓ Protected collections (elder knowledge, ceremony-related material)
- ✓ Internal-only areas
- ✓ Change logs (accountability over time)
- ✓ Continuity if people leave (knowledge doesn’t disappear with accounts)
Ethical reliance
- ✓ Permission clarity (what can be cited, reused, archived)
- ✓ Request-permission workflow (ask → approve → record consent)
- ✓ Audit trail (evidence of ethical use)
- ✓ Stable citation references
- ✓ Institution workspace (“What we are allowed to use”)
- ✓ Risk reduction (proof of consent and provenance)
The line that makes it understandable
Posting is free. Custody is paid.
Free lets you speak. Paid lets you protect, steward, and sustain.
“What do I get for free?” ▾
Free: Create & publish, public sharing, community participation. Expression is always free. You can post text, images, audio, video, have a public profile, appear in search, share links, join communities, and comment.
“What do I pay for?” ▾
Paid: Custody features. Control over your voice (Individual), continuity beyond people (Community), or ethical reliance with proof (Institution). You’re paying for protection, stewardship, and permanence — not posting.
“Why do institutions pay more?” ▾
Because they rely on stable reference and permissions, and their use increases custodial and compliance load. They support the system without owning it. They pay for risk reduction and proof of ethical use.
“Can I start free and upgrade later?” ▾
Yes. Start with free expression. Upgrade to paid custody when you need control, continuity, or ethical reliance features. Your existing content stays, and custody features apply retroactively.