“Twitter badge is not cool, but $8 for Starbucks coffee is”, a Twitter user responded jokingly to Elon Musk’s new policy regarding blue tick services of Twitter by drawing its comparison with Starbucks coffee.
Online users have been amused and enraged by Elon Musk’s plans to charge an additional $8 per month for the Twitter Blue service. It’s possible that this is the justification Musk gave for his decision to charge verified users for their Twitter blue tick badge.
Musk appears to have turned to memes in an effort to publicize his audacious plan to turn Twitter into a platform that generates income. The CEO of SpaceX has been jokingly outlining his new strategy. He is known for his direct assessments of everything on Earth.
He shared a meme in one of his tweets showing people enjoying their $8 Starbucks coffee while complaining that they must continue to pay the same amount to keep their Twitter verification badge.
The meme that likened the price of coffee to a Twitter subscription received a lot of feedback from users. While some people commended the millionaire’s decision, others criticized it.
“They fail to grasp your vision, Mr. Musk. For a checkmark for even just 30 minutes, I would pay $80. Instead of criticizing Elon, everyone should be appreciative of the service he is doing for us. He doesn’t receive enough praise,” one person complained. Another user added, “Mocking of users will continue till revenues increase.”
The Tesla CEO also shared a meme showing two characters debating paying $8 for freedom of speech. Another response to the query of why spent $8 on Twitter verification by pointing out that he can still use Twitter without the benefits for nothing.
In another tweet, he asserted that Twitter is a fascinating website. Simply put, Twitter is the most engaging website on the Internet. You are reading this tweet right now because of what, he wrote in his tweet. Musk added that it was advantageous to be under assault from both the left and the right at the same time. Being attacked simultaneously by the right and left is a good indication, he wrote.
Musk posted a tweet on November 1 announcing the $8 monthly Twitter subscription package. The new CEO went on to describe a number of premium features that users will have access to.
He claims that platform users will be able to post lengthy films and audio files and would also get first dibs on comments and answers. There won’t be a lot of advertisements on subscribers’ feeds either.
