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> the most embarrassing thing is watching people fall over themselves claiming they didn't pay for their checkmark This hasn't made sense to me. Isn't it more
by phailhaus 3y ago
> the most embarrassing thing is watching people fall over themselves claiming they didn't pay for their checkmark
This hasn't made sense to me. Isn't it more embarrassing that Musk is forcing the blue checkmark on people in order to make it seem more popular? Users aren't buying, and he's trying to astroturf support for it.
- renewiltord 3y agoNah, the endless stuff like this https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1652784194232414209?s=20 https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1652784194232414209?... just diminishes people so much. By comparison, I don't actively choose to follow Twitter product changes so I don't care about them in that way.
- hgsgm 3y agoHow does correcting a lie diminish the person making the correction?
- renewiltord 3y agoWhen the lie is one of no consequence and it is given disproportionate reaction, I think lesser of the person who is spending their time on it. That's just how it is with me. I think it's probably the common view.
- phailhaus 3y agoWhat's the "disproportionate reaction"? He literally says "Not a huge deal, but dishonest". And it's true: Twitter lied. Are you saying that pointing it out is unreasonable? There's this weird narrative going around that people are "freaking out" about Musk paying for their blue check, and it's totally made up. The real reaction is just confusion. Who's ever heard of a CEO so desperate that he pays to make his subscription service look more popular?
- renewiltord 3y agoAh you have to follow Matt Yglesias to know. He's been on this for weeks. It's fine. Fortunately, Twitter is exactly the technology for me: I unfollowed him and we're both rid of each other.