Things We Bought Instead of Giving Elon $8
Image: KWJPHOTOART / Shutterstock.com / Maja Hitij / Staff / Getty ImagesLast year, Elon Musk made a radical proposal for his shiny new version of Twitter. The little white checkmark in a blue circle that came with “verification” would no longer signify that your identity had been verified. Instead, it would be a paid feature of Twitter Blue; one that would you $8 a month. For this, you get a boost in the algorithm, the power to change the color of the Twitter icon on your phone, and many other thrilling bonuses. Will w!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…