Stop Being So Stingy Stephen King, You Can Definitely Afford $8

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m of speech are powerful groups that will make Twitter reliant on them like a junkie to heroin? That, folks, will take us down a wayward path.Musk is proposing a solid solution, he bought Twitter for his entertainment, not because he is looking to put food on the table at the end of the month with it. Let’s just be clear about that.Liberals like Stephen King are the reason the world is like it is today. They scream outrage but never come up with concrete solutions to fix things. They stand around complaining in their mansions and what have you, pretending to be concerned about the welfare and well-being of you and me when in fact they truly don’t give a flying f***.They are such a bunch of hypocrites. Not to be trusted.They are the same ones that put Black Lives Matter on their social media profiles, but never do a damn thing to ensure that they do. If I sound mad, it’s because I am. Twitter was beginning to go down a bad path, I was getting so many ads in my feed, it was becoming an unpleasant experience.I am happy that Musk took this over, and I am choosing not to panic over speculation that he’ll let misinformation thrive on the platform. That again are those liberal voices, the Stephen Kings and the AOCs, who don’t have any solution on how we make sure the platform doesn’t become the mouthpiece of the 1% percent of wealthy people in the world.Alexandra Oscario Cortez or AOC for her fans also expressed her discontent and said she’d be gone too if the 8$ lev

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y was implemented. Really, wtf?What Musk is trying to do is a bit like taxing the rich to maintain a public good — that of freedom of expression. Shouldn’t AOC be happy with that? I mean isn’t she the one making grand statements— even on her cocktail dresses — see MET gala, about how we need to tax the rich? Shouldn’t she be applauding this move?But no she won’t because the personal, left-wing, socialist narrative that she has built for herself, that of a poor bartender, doesn’t allow her to agree with a billionaire like Musk, so she off the bat criticizes it without realizing she is shooting democracy in the foot at the same time.Before you come at me with anger and rage, please think the situation through — or even better, think of a solution to the dilemma that Twitter is currently facing. How do we fix it?Musk is not the next Hitler or Mussolini, he is not looking to make Twitter a melée of hate speech or to get human beings to kill themselves. He still has so much that he wants to sell to us: ranging from electric cars to the internet in the middle of nowhere, to trips to space. It’s not in his best interest to get someone to hit on the “red button”. No, that is not what he is trying to do.I might have my qualms about Musk — about how he has conducted himself in his personal life in particular, but here, I think he is trying to do good for humanity. I think we should be grateful to him for doing so.Thank you for reading my perspective.</article></body>

Just pay up and stop the whining

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I’ve found myself agreeing with Elon Musk quite a lot over the last few days. If we do want to preserve freedom of expression on Twitter or anywhere else for that matter, there is a price to pay.

We can’t let Twitter be solely advertisement driven, that’s like selling one's soul to the devil. Revenue needs to be generated from other sources — i.e. its subscribers or a subset of them i.e. the wealthy verified folks.

Take for example this platform that I am currently writing on. I value this place because I can come here and find a million and one different views and thought-provoking commentary on any particular topic. That is what makes the richness of this platform and that is what Twitter should also strive towards.

Could you imagine what it would be like here if advertisers had their way and their say? Most writers would be censored into oblivion — me included. I don’t necessarily write about what white, fragile, rich, powerful people want to hear. So yes, Musk implementing an 8$ monthly fee for verified Twitter accounts is a good idea — especially for wealthy individuals like Stephen King.

Musk’s reasoning is sound. What will really kill freedom of speech are powerful groups that will make Twitter reliant on them like a junkie to heroin? That, folks, will take us down a wayward path.

Musk is proposing a solid solution, he bought Twitter for his entertainment, not because he is looking to put food on the table at the end of the month with it. Let’s just be clear about that.

Liberals like Stephen King are the reason the world is like it is today. They scream outrage but never come up with concrete solutions to fix things. They stand around complaining in their mansions and what have you, pretending to be concerned about the welfare and well-being of you and me when in fact they truly don’t give a flying f***.

They are such a bunch of hypocrites. Not to be trusted.

They are the same ones that put Black Lives Matter on their social media profiles, but never do a damn thing to ensure that they do. If I sound mad, it’s because I am. Twitter was beginning to go down a bad path, I was getting so many ads in my feed, it was becoming an unpleasant experience.

I am happy that Musk took this over, and I am choosing not to panic over speculation that he’ll let misinformation thrive on the platform. That again are those liberal voices, the Stephen Kings and the AOCs, who don’t have any solution on how we make sure the platform doesn’t become the mouthpiece of the 1% percent of wealthy people in the world.

Alexandra Oscario Cortez or AOC for her fans also expressed her discontent and said she’d be gone too if the 8$ levy was implemented. Really, wtf?

What Musk is trying to do is a bit like taxing the rich to maintain a public good — that of freedom of expression. Shouldn’t AOC be happy with that? I mean isn’t she the one making grand statements— even on her cocktail dresses — see MET gala, about how we need to tax the rich? Shouldn’t she be applauding this move?

But no she won’t because the personal, left-wing, socialist narrative that she has built for herself, that of a poor bartender, doesn’t allow her to agree with a billionaire like Musk, so she off the bat criticizes it without realizing she is shooting democracy in the foot at the same time.

Before you come at me with anger and rage, please think the situation through — or even better, think of a solution to the dilemma that Twitter is currently facing. How do we fix it?

Musk is not the next Hitler or Mussolini, he is not looking to make Twitter a melée of hate speech or to get human beings to kill themselves. He still has so much that he wants to sell to us: ranging from electric cars to the internet in the middle of nowhere, to trips to space. It’s not in his best interest to get someone to hit on the “red button”. No, that is not what he is trying to do.

I might have my qualms about Musk — about how he has conducted himself in his personal life in particular, but here, I think he is trying to do good for humanity. I think we should be grateful to him for doing so.

Thank you for reading my perspective.