Micah LeeApr 24, 2023
How Elon Musk Turned the Blue Checkmark Into a Scarlet Letter
“The masses are not balking at paying for Twitter Blue because they’re trying to shelter themselves within a crumbling elitist internet order, but because they think Musk is offering an unworthy product and is also a dickhead.”
https://slate.com/technology/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-blue-checkmarks-verification-lebron-james.html
Elon Musk’s Weekend-Long Masterclass in Business Failure

No one wants to pay for Twitter’s checkmark. It’s no mystery why.

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Show threadToni Aittoniemi

@micahflee @juuhaa He can’t have popular accounts NOT showing the subscription tag, can he?

So he slaps one on by force.

”I can do anything I want”, said Elmo and went on playing with his favourite plaything.

Apr 24, 2023 at 8:57amWeb