A lot of what the doge is saying could be true, if it were ever used for its intended purpose. Besides the retarded "safety over freedom" part, a paid system is not going to help any of the "problems" with it.

But the problem is the checkmark long since stopped being "this is the literal person they are claiming to be" and that's twitter's fault. He is just monetizing it.

Honestly, if I were him I'd just wipe the slate and make everyone re-verify (like most systems do at times to make sure its actually still you), because then it would call their bluff and make them decide on their little blue badge versus giving Big Papa Muskie their personal information.