Posted on 10/31/2022 2:34:23 PM PDT by conservative98
Can you hear the loud whine emanating from the coasts?
That chorus of dweebs comprises elite newspaper reporters, columnists and so-called influencers who have just heard the news that Elon Musk, the uber-rich new owner and CEO of Twitter, might begin charging $19.99 a month to retain “verification” on his dumb social media platform.
Their moans are music to my ears!
According to a positively symphonic report from the Verge, Musk is gung-ho on shaking up the entire screwed-up system.
“The whole verification process is being revamped right now,” he tweeted.
Play on, Elon! Play on!
What Maestro Musk is hinting at, the report said, is that those stupid blue checkmarks might soon cost a staggering $240 a year, and that they will be available to more folks than just CNN writers, celebrities, YouTube stars and Pete Buttigieg’s husband.
Anybody can get one — Twitterté, tweegalité, tweeternité! — if they are willing to partake in one of the greatest scams since bottled water: 20 bucks every 31 days for a meaningless stamp.
However, that badge of BS means more than life itself to members of media.
Journalists, who can barely afford a ballpoint pen, are incensed that their easiest avenue of self-styled power is about to cost more than HBO. And they’re further rankled that they could wind up no more special on Twitter than their plebeian readers thanks to a checkmark bonanza. Womp womp.
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Verification should prove a user is real — not deem them to be more important than everybody else.
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The notion that we should give more attention and consideration to the points tweeted by the rarified verified is wrong.
If Musk wants to open up verification to the masses, fine. The media kvetching about a totally inconsequential business move is hysterical.
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$20 bucks a month is way too much, though. You could get a full streaming service for that. It’s almost like he is setting it up to fail. Or planning on offering a deal after the tantrums.
No no temporary
$20 is the trial balloon. Actual cost will probably be in the neighborhood of a Starbucks latte.
Haven’t a clue what this is about but if the fee applies to libs who have been using it for cover the price is too low.
Price Too Low, something I have not said in ages.
$240 is paltry for the apparent smug sniping position it apparently gets one.
agree-perfect solution-free is abused , paid is not
At least make CNN and Washington Post pay for their reporters for their stupid blue check next to their profiles.
That's pretty much how Gab does it. You pay a monthly or annual amount to be a validated member and you have a yellow circle around your icon as a subscriber. They also have a check mark thing. I've never even paid attention to it.Maybe I'll ask @help on gab and see if it would be worth it to mel, and even if I can. In fact, Free Republic should do this for their monthly contributors.
Not a bad idea.
Well, at least Musk ain’t charging just to join.
I’ve made one recently too. I am waiting to see whether Trump comes back. If he does, I will follow him. If he does not, I shall delete it again.
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