Paying for Twitter doesn't remove ads. People are subscribing for the blue check mark.

Really?? That's crazy

Some people do have a legit need for some level of verification. However, I also find a surprising number of people who seem to be quite deeply invested in the status, for lack of a better word. This really started pre-Musk when a blue checkmark theoretically meant you were notable (on some axis).

> Some people do have a legit need for some level of verification.

AFAIK there is no verification involved in the blue check purchase. It just indicates that the account holder pays some money every month.

Its even worse. Revenue payout for creators is based on impressions of ads towards the paying users.

Meaning there is incentive to show even more ads to the ones who pay.

Elon is genuising twitter very hard :D

That's false. First, it reduces the number of ads, second, it gives you many pro features like long tweets, edit button, and increased visibility in certain situations.

I can't tell if you're joking...

I'm not joking. It's true

That's unfortunate :( Twitter's become a parody of itself, lol

Guess people have a natural aversion to paying for someone else to not do something. It kind of makes sense.

I mean arguably you're not even paying them to not do something, you're paying them to make it easier for you to not do something, and to not complain when you refrain from doing so.

The web is weird when you try to insist on the original meaning of 'user-agent'.