Consultant Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) complained about Elon Musk’s new plan to implement a subscription service of $8/month to retain blue test standing on Twitter, and was shortly mocked by the corporate’s new proprietor.
The Tesla CEO introduced the plan as a method to open up verification on the platform for all customers, relatively than only a choose few particular journalists and politicians, whereas rooting out faux accounts and ‘bots.’
AOC, who as soon as ran Amazon out of New York Metropolis leading to a lack of roughly 40,000 jobs, appeared to consider she knew higher than the rich businessman.
“Lmao at a billionaire earnestly attempting to promote individuals on the concept ‘free speech’ is definitely a $8/mo subscription plan,” she wrote.
Lmao at a billionaire earnestly attempting to promote individuals on the concept “free speech” is definitely a $8/mo subscription plan
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 2, 2022
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Musk Fires Again at AOC
Elon Musk wasted little time in responding to AOC’s tweet, utterly dismissing her feedback.
“Your suggestions is appreciated, now pay $8,” he wrote.
Your suggestions is appreciated, now pay $8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
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Musk later trolled the congresswoman by posting a picture of a sweatshirt being bought on the ‘Official AOC Staff Store’ for a “mere” $58.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
Ocasio-Cortez defended the dear sweatshirt by saying all workers of the store are union laborers and obtain advantages and a dwelling wage.
She additionally advised all proceeds from the store “go to group acts like tutoring underserved youngsters.”
My staff are union, have full healthcare + advantages like childcare assist, and each one is paid a dwelling wage. Proceeds go to group acts like tutoring underserved youngsters.
You’re a union buster with an ego drawback who pockets the change from underpaying and mistreating individuals.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 3, 2022
The location itself contradicts AOC’s claims, stating within the FAQ part that “purchases are marketing campaign contributions” and outlining marketing campaign donation guidelines that every one patrons should consent to.
It is a blatant lie. Proceeds go to your marketing campaign. It’s explicitly acknowledged on the location. https://t.co/HGnwlH18i0 pic.twitter.com/BK2Uepv9JZ
— Rusty 🎙️ (@rustyweiss74) November 3, 2022
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Tax the Wealthy Hypocrite
Elon Musk’s rebuttal isn’t the primary instance of AOC being a hypocrite in terms of criticism of rich entrepreneurs.
Final September she arrived on the Met Gala, the place tickets go for as a lot as $30,000 every, sporting a designer robe with the phrases “Tax The Wealthy” written on the again.
The gown was designed by Aurora James who, on the time, owed tens of hundreds in again taxes.
The ‘Tax the Wealthy’ gown designer whom @AOC went to the Met Gala with:
• Owes $103,220 in again taxes
• Obtained $41,666 in PPP
• Has ‘legions’ of unpaid interns
• Owes $62,722 in staff comp
• Nonetheless discovered $250,000 for a desk on the Met Galahttps://t.co/yXsU5eqKwi— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 18, 2021
Musk spent a lot of his time on Twitter jabbing those that complained about his blue test subscription plan.
He posted a meme declaring how customers are glad to shell out $8 for a frappucino at Starbucks per go to however aren’t thrilled concerning the $8 price he’s proposing for a month’s value of service.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
Musk maintains that the subscription blue test service would offer advantages to the consumer reminiscent of “precedence in replies, mentions [and] search,” together with “half as many adverts.”
These are perks that have been gifted beforehand to celebrities and politicians for the only real purpose of being who they’re.
Musk insisted Twitter’s “lords [and] peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark” was “bulls***.”
It’s unclear if the blue test subscription service would nonetheless solely apply to these accounts serving a public curiosity making the ‘verification’ standing moot.
“To all complainers, please proceed complaining, however it should price $8,” Musk tweeted.
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