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Another master stroke of genius from this first principles maverick. Everything in every field is so simple for him, it's a wonder every one else has been just
by sidibe 3y ago
Another master stroke of genius from this first principles maverick. Everything in every field is so simple for him, it's a wonder every one else has been just too stupid to try these ideas before. Horribly mismanaged Twitter that was before Elon failing to the tune of around break even is now going to have hundreds of millions of paid blue checks for sure
- climatologist 3y agoHe's trying to get more people to commit to giving Twitter $8/month. I'm not sure if it's going to work because I suspect people will just change their browsing habits and continue not paying. Next CEO will have to figure out how to continue getting more advertising dollars to continue paying for the servers and the bandwidth.
- ezoe 3y ago6000 posts/day is still nothing because I probably consume faster than 1 post/second on Twitter.
- EA-3167 3y agoNothing is more likely to drive people away from social media than trying to put a dollar value on it. None of them are worth paying for, not a single one.
- sidibe 3y agoI do pay for YouTube. I don't know if it's worth it, are ad blockers working well there these days?
- EA-3167 3y agoIs Youtube social media? I mean it has a comment section, but to me it's always been a content delivery service for videos, first and foremost.
- filleduchaos 3y agoThere are also far fewer creators/posters and far more value per post, especially when you consider that YouTube carries a lot of commercial content (music & music videos) Would I pay for ad-free access to a giant catalogue of music (even though I can use an ad blocker) or to support talented people putting hours into composing and editing content I like? Sure, why not. Would I pay to see people's random short-form thoughts? Hell no.
- EA-3167 3y agoYou said it, paying for YT is a no-brainer for me, because it's how I discover new music, listen to jazz and classical concerts, and follow a few big names I enjoy. There's nothing like that on Twitter, FB, Reddit, etc.
- madars 3y agouBlock Origin is working (at least for now). There are various anti-paywall lists as well for your NYT/WaPo/Boston Globe needs.
- HL33tibCe7 3y agoThink about the Twitter Blue users you’ve seen on Twitter before this. Who on Earth would want to pay $8/month to join a site where you can effectively only interact with that kind of person?
- __jem 3y agoIn fact, I'd be more likely to pay money to never see a verified post ever again.
- kyle_grove 3y agoMaybe that’s the plan.