When I woke up this morning "Let me pay in sats" was my personal number one Twitter trend. This is of course a reference to Elon Musk deciding to charge for a blue check twitter account. It's a good way to get some positive publicity for btc
361 sats \ 5 replies \ @Hermit 2 Nov 2022
The things is Jack Mallers, worked with Dorsey when he still was at Twitter to enable tipping using lightning. The system is already there and he just said on Twitter to Musk, that it will take him just days to take the already built lightning system to Twitter in general.
Let's see if Musk responds, but I have the feeling that Musk wants Twitter to become a wallet and exchange for Doge. So they can get a commission for selling Doge to the people.
reply
185 sats \ 2 replies \ @deleted231216 2 Nov 2022
deleted by author
reply
110 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 2 Nov 2022
If your information is accurate that would wipe out much benefit of adoption anyway. I'm sorry to hear this. I guess we'll just have to stay on SN and grow it into a better twitter!
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatRat 2 Nov 2022
That’s the spirit! 🍻
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @satcat 2 Nov 2022
Kimbal to Elon: "I'd love to help think through the structure for the Doge social media idea"
Proof Musk is planning for shitcoin Twitter: Shitter, if you will
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Nov 2022
Just read his tweet. It makes perfect sense. Quick and painless, which is why Elon probably won't do it :)
reply
60 sats \ 8 replies \ @iguano 2 Nov 2022
Is someone here paying for twitter?
reply
10 sats \ 3 replies \ @nullama 3 Nov 2022
Same people that paid for a WinRar license.
reply
20 sats \ 2 replies \ @sime 3 Nov 2022
Deep down I worry you paid it too. So here is 10 little internet monies for you.
reply
10 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullama 3 Nov 2022
Thanks!, I sent you back double that amount of sats as a token of appreciation for awesome people like you.
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sime 3 Nov 2022
Now we are back to square one.
reply
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 2 Nov 2022
Musk has decided to charge for "blue check accounts." He got into a conversation with Stephen King about the cost. Bitcoin Twitter is using this as an opportunity to get Mysk to accept bitcoin on Twitter. There is speculation that Musk wants to leverage Twitter as a payment network. If bitcoin is a payment method, this could be a benefit.
reply
5 sats \ 0 replies \ @iguano 2 Nov 2022
yeah, sounds amazing, lets hope, but to me the guy is not to be trusted.
reply
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @alvaraaltopelti 2 Nov 2022
Well if they let me pay in sats
reply
20 sats \ 0 replies \ @iguano 2 Nov 2022
not sure if I would give my sats to elon... for basically nothing in return.
reply
100 sats \ 6 replies \ @Brunswick 2 Nov 2022
"The only way to fix my shitty product is if everyone pays me $8 per month. This way I do nothing about the bots, and if you don't pay you are ignored like a bot"
reply
15 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Nov 2022
I am not a huge fan of Elon Musk either. It is undeniable that being able to pay anything on Twitter with bitcoin is a huge benefit. Also, my post was asking to be able to pay in sats. For the record, I would never sign up and pay Twitter a single sat right now. I'm certain most of the bitcoiners wouldn't either. The whole point is to get bitcoin as a Twitter payment method.
reply
0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Brunswick 2 Nov 2022
How would you feel if he sticks with his "doge coin only" pattern?
reply
5 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 2 Nov 2022
I would of course hate that, and that's certainly a possibility. However, one of Musk's priorities is eliminating bots, and that would be easily accomplished by creating a lnd-auth style log in and payment method. He is good friends with Jack Dorsey, who is working with LN now.
reply
100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Brunswick 2 Nov 2022
LNauth is just furthering the cat and mouse game. Bots can easily create lightning wallets, people on the other hand can't. I think Stacker has the right approach where you pay to post. This monthly fee approach is a bunch of crap unless this is only one tier of a tiered system. I really don't believe Elon when he says Doge is the future, I think he's grifting the shitcoiners... "pacing and leading" if you will... into his very public journey to bitcoin. That is, of course, assuming he is as smart as he has demonstrated himself to be. I admit he has surprised me with his sudden reversal on his purchase of Twitter, so I can't say I can predict what he will do.
reply
5 sats \ 0 replies \ @iguano 2 Nov 2022
I'm afraid that's what's going to happen.
reply
5 sats \ 0 replies \ @iguano 2 Nov 2022
exactly hahaha
reply
10 sats \ 2 replies \ @jerry112 2 Nov 2022
Start with me
reply
40 sats \ 1 reply \ @iguano 2 Nov 2022
here 10 :)
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Nov 2022
Thanks
reply
10 sats \ 0 replies \ @indonesia 2 Nov 2022
1000% agree
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 3 Nov 2022
Why bother using a legacy site like twitter when the future is here already at Stacker News, using sats as the native currency.
reply