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Good? Why are there people who think it should be a status symbol, to by recognized by twitter staff of all people as "noteworthy?" It's ridiculous and more tha
by LightHugger 4y ago
Good? Why are there people who think it should be a status symbol, to by recognized by twitter staff of all people as "noteworthy?" It's ridiculous and more than a little pathetic that people considered it a valid status symbol to begin with, and it should be dismantled as such. It's not called a "status symbol and we like this person mark" it's called "verified".
- Gigachad 4y agoIf anything it has become the opposite. “Blue checkmarks” is almost a slur these days.
- LightHugger 4y agoDepends a lot on which crowd you're in. I certainly use it negatively every time i bring it up, as do my friends. But to them it really is a status symbol.
- ryanbrunner 4y agoI've definitely seen people devote their twitter stream for weeks at a time to advocating for getting a blue checkmark. Among certain crowds it is 100% a status symbol.
- watwut 4y agoIt is definitely not. And it comes with pack of tools that allow you to manage harassment a bit more effectively.
- ryanbrunner 4y agoGood for everyone else, potentially. Not really great for the strategy of charging for it, if they think that the blue checkmark is going to be a valuable part of charging for Twitter. The second it's available to the general public, it loses 99% of its value and doesn't really do anything to serve it's purpose of making Twitter Blue / paid twitter more attractive.
- frumper 4y agoConsidering verified accounts are less than 1% of twitter, there is a lot more upside to average Joe paying $20/mo for it. Beyond status, it's a way for influencers to communicate they are the official accounts for their followers.