Twitter/X fees: Elon said the fees were to reduce bot accounts, which is an expanding problem. I get a new bot follower everyday and it’s annoying. He could charge 10¢/month Apple takes 3¢ and there are no credit card fees. Could normalize for poorer countries. Someone not willing to pay this is not worth reading, but maybe audience would shrink. Maybe he could make lurking free. I would support it.
448: Tyranny of Marginal Users, Twitter Paywall, Airbnb AI, Softbank, Microsoft + Nintendo?, Renaissance Tech, and Rodrigo y Gabriela
Twitter/X fees: Elon said the fees were to reduce bot accounts, which is an expanding problem. I get a new bot follower everyday and it’s annoying. He could charge 10¢/month Apple takes 3¢ and there are no credit card fees. Could normalize for poorer countries. Someone not willing to pay this is not worth reading, but maybe audience would shrink. Maybe he could make lurking free. I would support it.
Great stuff per usual Liberty
Oh and if you ever get a chance to see RyG live, do it!
Rodrigo y Gabriela also has been a favorite of mine for years. Check out their cover of Pink Floyd’s Echoes.