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Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by christkv »

danpalmer wrote: post #60
costcofries wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"biases towards those with means rather than those contributing to the conversation" I'm not sure this is a bad thing. If you are a user who actively contributes to the conversation and get's value out of being in that conversation, then it's likely you derive enough value to pay $8. The difference however is that now your contribution is more likely to be seen. You might even engage more now. If you aren't that user…

> I'm not sure this is a bad thing. If you are a user who actively contributes to the conversation and get's value out of being in that conversation, then it's likely you derive enough value to pay $8. The difference however is that now your contribution is more likely to be seen. You might even engage more now. I disagree. Diverse input results in better conversations – less of an echo chamber, less black and white…

If anything Twitter has shown that the current model is just mob rule

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by muttantt »

tough wrote: post #181

What if I already have the checkmark and cant afford to pay? Will they take it away?

I think if someone can't afford $8 for Twitter Blue, they should probably get off of Twitter and find more ways to make money. There is plenty of work all around.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by [deleted] »

ssully wrote: post #85
memish wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For King and many other blue checks it's a status symbol. A way for the Lord to distinguish himself from the peasants. King (aptly named) would be happier if it was a Veblen good that cost $100,000/mo, which he could afford, but the peasants can't. Elon is mocking King and his status symbol by saying "fine, how about $8?", which from the King's perspective, is worse than $20 because even more peasants will have it. T…

I don’t think you could have misread this interaction more than you already have.

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Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by happytiger »

paxys wrote: post #182

It's funny how quickly the conversation has jumped from "Twitter will be a bastion of free speech" to "$8/mo is a fair price to pay for prioritizing your speech over others". Power to the people indeed.

FreedomTM by Twitter

Now you can experience FreedomTM for only $8/mo.

License and taxes extra. May not be available in Hawaii and Alaska. Freedom is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc. Some users experience nausea and vomiting, shingles, anxiety, and social destruction.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by concinds »

paxys wrote: post #182

It's funny how quickly the conversation has jumped from "Twitter will be a bastion of free speech" to "$8/mo is a fair price to pay for prioritizing your speech over others". Power to the people indeed.

Verified users are already boosted in replies and search. That's been the case for many years. The only change is that since verification will require payment, boosting will require that same payment. It's a complete non-story.

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by caldarons »

In a certain sense it feels like it's the right direction. But if you are essentially paying 8$/month how can you justify still displaying ads?

I guess what I am trying to say is that for 8$ every month you should be getting more than just a status symbol (which possibily not that many people care about anyway) and be stuck with ads.

Also, if Twitter is serious about creating a revenue stream for creators it should focus on creating valuable experiences for users that incentivize loyalty to the creators and not hand out verification status (which would become insignificant anyway if everyone has it).

Re: Twitter Blue for $8/Month

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Post by mymythisisthis »

Imnimo wrote: post #152

I don't really grasp the value proposition here. I can have "Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam", but is that valuable to me or to my audience? If I'm a regular no-name user, do I care if I'm lost in replies and search? And if I'm the Steven Kings of the world, that other users want to see content from, does it do more harm to me or to Twitter if my posts are hidden because…

For people like Steven King, if he posts something on Facebook his fans will re-post it on Twitter, and vice-versa. If too many things trend on other platforms, but not on Twitter, people will leave Twitter because it is not keeping up.
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