The blue checkmark started as a way to verify high profile accounts to make it more difficult to impersonate them. Twitter made a huge mistake opening this up w

The blue checkmark started as a way to verify high profile accounts to make it more difficult to impersonate them. Twitter made a huge mistake opening this up way too broadly and failed to course correct. Now Elon wants to turn this into a free-for-all and scamming on Twitter will be easier than ever, with the low low price of $8. When asked about this potential problem, Elon actually replied "That already happens very frequently". He has no plans to solve this problem. He accepts it as the cost of doing business. He sees no problem with this. There's nothing to solve. I think I saw somewhere where he commented that Twitter wouldn't be able to survive on advertisers alone. Well that's because advertisers are likely to flee. Forget about the idea of it becoming a "free speech" hellscape. It's going to become a scammer's paradise. His lackadaisical attitude shows he really doesn't care about making Twitter better. It's now an expensive toy that he owns. And that's how it always was going to be.