No need to get disheartened for the all the comments here. I am sure there is a market for this. I personally wouldn’t use it, because I have two kinds of pers

No need to get disheartened for the all the comments here. I am sure there is a market for this. I personally wouldn’t use it, because I have two kinds of persistent online circles: one for close friends and family. We talk via encrypted messaging, video calls, etc. Another is online study groups, language/framework forums, interest groups. Don't see the need of verification here. We meet face to face or over video call/chat. In such places, every active member knows other active members. I just am disgusted by Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. I am there only because local bakeries, butchers, and laundries are there. Some acquaintances with whom I don't like to share my number are there, and I can reach them via messaging. If you add a payment barrier, most people won't be there. And so local bakeries, butchers, and laundries won't be there. Why would I use it? If you already have achieved something like FB (who am I kidding?), and I can't ignore your service, sure, I will pay for it. And, if a GPT-4 bot is talking sense, I will chat with it in the public. Others can learn from it, or I can learn something from it- factual things. And if I don't like a bot's line of talking- I will just block (or kick out) and move on.