it is the verification - not the payment
pretty clever of elon to bundle the two together - ironically there would probably be more pushback to verifying twitter users in mass if it wasn't bundled with a monthly payment
the blue check is perceived as the product but the verified users are the product
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Financial ID (credit card #) & government ID = identity. For as long as human civilization has existed the job of the ruling class has been to collect this info. There is a whole book of the bible dedicated to the ancient Israelites getting KYCd. If we can't resist this we will forever remain slaves.
