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by dragonwriter 1329 days ago
> 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.