Twitter blue is paying to access a network for branding.. better to zap your own network you've built, than pay to access one someone else has control over.
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It is that but more. If you'd ever had any of your followers scammed by fake accounts (I have) you'd see it a bit differently. 8 bucks is chump change, but in this case the principle is too much at stake.
I won't contribute to any company that puts a WEF full on marxist pile of human shit in charge of itself.