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I know I'm late on this, but I want to add to Hiku's comment.
| SAguy said: That's not true at all. In fact this comment shows why the checkmark was an issue for Twitter for so long. It was never meant to convey any sense of Authority just that the person was who they said they were. Hell long ago all you had to do for a checkmark was send Twitter a valid form of identification and boom you got one. |
@underlined.
I find this hilarious.
You say that as if it means nothing.
Taking Hiku's example, if Will Smith talks about Men in Black 4, that is obviously more meaningful than if random guy named Bob who lives in Arkansas says the same things. It doesn't necessarily mean that Will Smith is right about MiB4, but the chances are substantially higher than for Bob to say it.
If Taylor Swift says she's not pregnant, that means more than if (at)TotallyReliableTaylorSwiftNews says she is.
Knowing that the person is who they say they are, means something. You can reliably figure out what their domain of expertise is.
Taylor Swift knows more about her body than some random guy in France.
Will Smith knows more about MiB than some random guy in Arkansas.
The head of Warner Bros knows more about Warner Bros operations than some random guy in Alaska.
The PlayStation twitter announcing Bloodborne 2 would actually mean something; whereas the 35 random twitter accounts announcing that Bloodborne 2 is coming for the 15th time in the past 9 years doesn't mean anything.
Last edited by the-pi-guy - on 26 April 2024
