@atomicpoet I don't think this will (or is supposed to be) a pre-eminent method of revenue, but I think it is their effort to try and sustain some fiction of growing revenue a year or two more.

After it proves to produce only a little they migth go for the Gaming route and try to figure out a system where they could attract whales who wish to invest heavily into their social media presence.

@JiSe Point is that this *could* become a pre-eminent method of revenue -- especially if the bottom falls out of advertising. And that's possible, because advertising is a fickle beast. Whenever a recession happens, the first thing on the chopping block are ads.

If this is where Big Social is going, then it is difficult for them to out-compete the Fediverse.

For the price of Meta Verified, you could be running your own full-managed server.