Hey @elonmusk what’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter? I’ve been here for 15 years giving my ⏰ & witty thoughts all for bupkis. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? What is this-the Colombia Records & Tape Club?🙄
@WilliamShatner @KoaCalifornia @elonmusk You are expected to create content for his profit. Period. No perks or reward except to be used. You can scroll this user-created content to see ads which also take advantage of you as a creator. If we ever needed an excuse to step of the platform, this is it.
@WilliamShatner @elonmusk You've been such a delight to read on Twitter, @WilliamShatner — But Musk is riding this company down like Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove, and is doing things along the way that are destroying what made the site worth reading and posting to.
@WilliamShatner @poppy_northcutt @elonmusk It’s worse than that. The check no longer means you’re *who you claim to be*. That’s always been its value and is now handed out to any old schmendrick willing to give Musk money. Currently you can at least tell who was actually verified (versus paid). Sadly, that’s going away.
@WilliamShatner Those without the checkmark will be the coolest people.
@WilliamShatner @elonmusk Not sure where you heard that, sir. I was told those who already had the checkmarks are grandfathered in.
@WilliamShatner @elonmusk A dozen tweets for a penny and then we pay Elon for the privilege of creating content. Elon has his fingers on the pulse of cultural demise.
@WilliamShatner @elonmusk AGREED💯! But seeing that @elonmusk turned twitter into a hellscape, stickers are meaningless. It's just a matter of time until tweets are viewed as unverifiable jibberish and everyone lose interest. Something else will come along soon to replace Elon's 40b costly mistake.🙄🤦🏽♂️
@WilliamShatner @elonmusk I say we all place a Statue of Liberty 🗽next to our names to remind Elon Musk that freedom of speech on Twitter has always been free:🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽
Seriously.... Understand how things work. These platforms require coding by coders to make enhancements and improve. Good coders don't work for free. In time you will see vast improvements in Twitter and Elon can likewise recoup his investments. Being part of Twitter now is something so much more vast than most can currently see or fathom. 💯👍
@WilliamShatner @elonmusk A solution would be that public figures will get a free checkmark but maybe with another color cause when everybody can buy that tick it doesn’t tell us that this person is a notable person 😅 Maybe color silver would look great 👌