A cure for Barnum-Mencken Syndrome
I am just a country political scientist, but I’m pretty sure this is not how Veblen goods generally work:
15 of the top 20 by follower count are porn. The top non-porn personal accounts are the UKIP Gamergate guy and a Bolsonaro supporter who recently got Elon Musk’s attention with claims of election fraud. https://t.co/LQ5XJfPQ7c— Travis Brown (20-30% parody) (@travisbrown) December 16, 2022
Surely the problem is that Elon just isn’t charging enough! Maybe he’ll introduce a new feature where if journalists pay him $8 he’ll give them 90 minutes notice before permanently suspending their accounts for hurting his feelings.