In the end, the verification badge isn't that big of a deal.
But combined with everything else @TeamYouTube has been doing the last few months, this sure feels like part of a larger plan to pull back from the creator community and a push towards the corporate stuff.
Replying to @KnowingBetterYT @TeamYouTube
Yes, we are all ready for a new company to start a “YouTube” that is basically just the old YouTube 
1:46 PM - 19 Sep 2019
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