Oliver Bateman Does the WorkVerified account

we need a @MemeInsider to track the twitter "clout account" trends: in what areas are the likes rising? where are they falling? which accounts should we be "shorting?" what are the likes-to-monetization ratios (is that money in Patreon funding? in invoicing freelance "takes?") ?

you'd find all kinds of interesting things if you conducted this analysis. sometimes you'll find an account, 40k followers or so, dispensing pandering jokes as if it were a brand, yet discover it isn't monetized it all. the person behind it has "brand discipline,"stays on message

meanwhile i do a fairly robust freelance business. with one notable exception, if i'm typing a piece, it's for a decent sum of money. but these pieces exist outside of the takeconomy or wokeconomy. they're just work-for-hire, so they shouldn't count in an analysis of my account

thus you can't really do much with an account like this one. there are some other "working writers" in the same boat -- they just produce copy for hire on unglamorous niche topics. but a scabbing academic, tenured ideally, can often be found on here working a big brand account

@Tinkzorg mentioned this topic to me in the context of these hard-to-classify mini-big accounts that nevertheless serve no discernible function that would justify the time/effort expended on making them so marketable. he also mentioned tweets lamenting declines in likes, etc.

in other words, can there be a "recession" for likes, which are essentially free? can accounts "dip" if their content goes off-brand? this and many other hot topics were discussed on the latest @whatisleftpod with @tereseaimee, angela nagle, and @Tinkzorg , coming soon.

I hit the like button on most tweets I interact with and almost all of my own, and often retweets as well and IDK why other ppl don't do the same. It's not like it costs me anything, and ppl enjoy receiving them.

Well liking one’s own tweets is kind of like bragging. I suppose the taboo against that is gone now that everybody is a walking brand.