> Twitter blue is generally worth it. Although the value it adds in some areas is subtle, if it helps you out even a bit socially, it will easily be worth $8.<p>Stopped reading here. If you see an $8/month subscription as the "must-have" feature of your social network, it has no selling point. If Hacker News charged me $1/year to post and comment, I would leave. It's not worth any amount of money to feel more socially "seen" or "accepted". It's a non-starter for non-Twitter users, with or without Elon Musk.<p>I've lived around chronic Twitter users, and this attitude is pervasive. Nevermind the rapidly deteriorating user experience, witch-hunts and echo-chambers; you can shop locally and couch-surf for Coachella! Instead of detaching their positive social experiences and personal identity from a profit-optimized claptrap, they have to defend it to the death. And trust me, Twitter is dying. Everyone now associates Twitter as "the broken platform"; it doesn't work reliably, and when it <i>does</i>, you can't browse like normal. Even the Fail Whale didn't have a reputation that bad.<p>Your guide suggested I pay for Twitter before even trying to use it; I could not be less-attracted to a social media site if I tried. It should be no surprise that "many people haven’t given it a serious try" when a "serious try" means paying for Twitter like it's HBO.