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