> It elicits shrieks because it’s more about leveling the playing field than making money. If 1% of twitter accounts pay then that is $400M/yr which is a decen

> It elicits shrieks because it’s more about leveling the playing field than making money. If 1% of twitter accounts pay then that is $400M/yr which is a decent chunk of revenue for twitter. It is absolutely about making money. All the government and official accounts along with CEOs, actors and other public personas will be almost forced to pay up. The existing blue check marks who don't pay up will probably be made up for 10x by wannabe youtube personalities that pay for it. The "blue check establishment journos" are also almost all upper middle class liberals, there's not much of a morality story here other than PMCs and capitalists having a squabble.