Birdsite idiocy
So now Twitter is implementing a "Super Follow" policy, where tweets can be restricted to paid tier members.
Holy fuck I hope this is what finally kills them.
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Screenshot concept enclosed. Apparently Twitter revealed this to investors today.
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@Phorm Ah, so it looks like they're trying to crib the Patreon model but do it all wrong basically. At least it looks like maybe the Blue Checks get a share of the loot, but... still, fuck no.
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@zebratron2084 My significant hope is that the overwhelming response will be a powerfully apathetic shrug.
I'm just boggling not so much at the fact that it's going to be a thing, so much as Twitter thinking it's a good idea.
I swear to Eden, there's no other company on EARTH that misunderstands their product as badly as Twitter does.
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@Phorm @zebratron2084 ... YouTube?
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@Phorm Luckily, the kind of Personages I follow probably wouldn't go along with that shit in a million years. Like, I can NOT see Reggie Watts or Mary Jo Pehl doing anything but shrug at this nonsense.
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@zebratron2084 That's about right.
Basically, your favorite blue checkmarks can start putting their hot takes behind a paywall.
I just... I... I'm so tired.