Verification on #Twitter was sought after because it conveyed status. Now a blue check is meaningless or even suggests that those paying for it have fallen for a scam.
The Verge explains:
“The basic truth of cool, as anyone can tell you, is that trying to be cool is not cool, and paying to be cool is for suckers.”
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/4/23668722/elon-musk-twitter-blue-checkmark-verified
@Sheril https://mastodon.social/@MissingThePt/110125006032965847
@Sheril
So much of my high school experience makes sense now!
@Sheril The Blue Check was always a terrible feature. I explain why here: https://blog.atomicpoet.org/YdJMHV8ASc2E_loByi0vRQ#