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28 Oct 2023
Doug P.


NextImg:Thread Explaining Former Elite Blue-Check Brigade's Unhappiness With Musk's X Says it ALL

Former blue-check media types and others who previously enjoyed the spoils the checkmark provided under the previous ownership aren't thrilled with how things are going now that Twitter is called X and is owned by Elon Musk. Here are a couple of recent examples: 

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However, as the saying goes, one person's trash is another person's treasure.

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Which brings us to a great thread.

What's really going on here? @DanFriedman81 has a good explanation:

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The former Elite Blue Check Brigade under previous ownership were coddled, promoted and protected, and things have changed:

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That bubble has been burst and many of the former Elite Blue-Check Brigade members don't like it.

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And obviously, that objective has been met.

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Also have you noticed that many of the people who say they're leaving X never quite seem to actually get around to doing that?

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