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by choko 1332 days ago
Their content is basically advertising their brand to their fans though. Stephen King can announce a book tour or new title and reach millions of fans for a meager 20 bucks a month. On the flip side, I personally don't need to have celebrities on the platform to see the value. When Twitter started there were no celebrities on there and they only got involved once it took off because it is a cost effective way of reaching fans.
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> When Twitter started there were no celebrities on there

When Twitter started its unique selling point was posting & reading via SMS, and it had essentially no competitors. The market Twitter is in now is radically different.

> Stephen King can announce a book tour or new title and reach millions of fans for a meager 20 bucks a month.

The current planned price for the algorithmic juicing plus reduced ads plus verification that merges and replaces the existing verified program and Blue premium subscription is $8/mo in the US, adjusted by PPP in other countries.