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> Why do paying customers need any public symbol? I don't know, but they do? It's a keepsake of sorts, and it drives adoption if you see that the people you re

> Why do paying customers need any public symbol? I don't know, but they do? It's a keepsake of sorts, and it drives adoption if you see that the people you respect are paying for the platform. Almost every platform with optional subscriptions does that - LinkedIn, Reddit, etc. As for the rest of your comment, I don't understand why you want me to defend Elon. As noted, I think this was childish. But I don't think it deserves regulatory intervention of any sort.

lapcat 2y ago
> it drives adoption Indeed. Apparently the name has been changed now to "Premium", but originally it was "Twitter Blue". The blue checkmark was the selling point. > Almost every platform with optional subscriptions does that - LinkedIn, Reddit, etc. TIL there's a Reddit Premium symbol in user profiles. However, the Reddit Premium symbol is not displayed in posts and comments, which makes it very different from Twitter's system. > I don't understand why you want me to defend Elon. I don't. That would be entirely your choice.