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> I do however agree that the current implementation of blue checks is absolutely meaningless and lends credibility to random people This is the crux of it: an
by phailhaus 3y ago
> I do however agree that the current implementation of blue checks is absolutely meaningless and lends credibility to random people
This is the crux of it: anyone get get one now. It no longer means you are verified or a notable person, it now only means you bought the Twitter Blue subscription!
- barnabee 3y agoThis is a reason they suck now. But it’s still better than lending credibility to whoever Twitter thinks should have it. I don’t want tech platforms like Twitter having that power.
- phailhaus 3y agoSure, but now it will never have credibility. That's the tradeoff: either the check is discerning, or it is not. Musk agrees with you and thinks that Twitter should not be deciding who is "notable" or not, so now the check just means you are a subscriber. It will never mean anything more, because that's all it is.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> But it’s still better than lending credibility to whoever Twitter thinks should have it. It’s okay, Twitter has introduced different ways of doing that, too, with new flair distinct from the paid blue/gold checks.