[exodust]

> "...other useful things, but they didnt"

But they did. Nobody pays for X premium just to get a blue tick. Being verified I guess is part of it, but they're paying to get other things including less ads, Grok access, longer posts & videos, communities, media studio, monetization, and other things.

[int_19h]

I'm pretty sure that a lot of people are playing for the blue tick solely because it makes their posts rank higher in the feed.

[exodust]

The blue tick doesn't cause the reply boost. The paid plan level does, from small to large boost. Blue tick means you supplied a valid phone and credit card - a strong indicator of a genuine account.

I'm trying it to check out Grok, which is impressive now that it can handle current events and return posts and web links.

On the negatives, they claim "download videos" as a feature of paid plans. This is false advertising. Many videos cannot be downloaded. The uploader must specifically set the video as downloadable, and many do not. X is deliberately misleading about this. It was a key reason I paid.

Screenshot of page comparing tiers and features:

https://imgur.com/a/AMEppji