▲ 1350 ▼ Twitter/X new ID Verification - First Look (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by DarkUFO@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 364 comments fedilink hide all child comments Thanks to Popcrave https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1691852136236327316?s=46&t=lcH0dp9biwkMEBKsRQeVeQ Who here is going to put their ID and photo on X/Twitter
[+] kadu@lemmy.world 133 points 3 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 90 points 3 years ago (2 children) then is trying to lose as little money as possible from this ordeal Bro he could have just bought it and done nothing and he would have been better off. I don't have the same read that you do. My read is that he had specific strategic political interests in buying it and the money/ value/ revenue shit is secondary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) He was actually forced to buy it after suggesting it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 35 points 3 years ago (1 child) But the point remains that doing nothing would have brought more value so I agree that he isn't trying to recoup lost money here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* Yeah he probably is just playing with his new toy permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 years ago But then he wouldn't be able to use it to influence the US presidential election. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fubo@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago Nah, his entire goal was to take something away from the woke liberals and journalists and make it a Safe Space for fascist snowflakes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 90 points 3 years ago (2 children) then is trying to lose as little money as possible from this ordeal Bro he could have just bought it and done nothing and he would have been better off. I don't have the same read that you do. My read is that he had specific strategic political interests in buying it and the money/ value/ revenue shit is secondary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) He was actually forced to buy it after suggesting it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 35 points 3 years ago (1 child) But the point remains that doing nothing would have brought more value so I agree that he isn't trying to recoup lost money here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* Yeah he probably is just playing with his new toy permalink fedilink source parent [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 years ago But then he wouldn't be able to use it to influence the US presidential election. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) He was actually forced to buy it after suggesting it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 35 points 3 years ago (1 child) But the point remains that doing nothing would have brought more value so I agree that he isn't trying to recoup lost money here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* Yeah he probably is just playing with his new toy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 35 points 3 years ago (1 child) But the point remains that doing nothing would have brought more value so I agree that he isn't trying to recoup lost money here permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* Yeah he probably is just playing with his new toy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago* Yeah he probably is just playing with his new toy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 years ago But then he wouldn't be able to use it to influence the US presidential election. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago Nah, his entire goal was to take something away from the woke liberals and journalists and make it a Safe Space for fascist snowflakes. permalink fedilink source parent