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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 9 Nov 2017
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    The idea that having a "verified" Twitter status confers any kind of moral validation is maybe something that people need to get over.

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 9 Nov 2017
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        I think there are many aspiring blue check mark holders who share the view.

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      2. Dr. Franklinstein  🎃‏ @FranklinH3000 9 Nov 2017
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        If only Twitter didn't sometimes treat it as exactly that, most famously with Milo, who may be repugnant but didn't suddenly stop being the real Milo.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 9 Nov 2017
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        Yes, and they did that in capitulation to the legions of screaming power users out there who for some reason view the status as conferring moral validation.

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      2. matthew the raven‏ @matthewaraven 9 Nov 2017
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        The confusion stems from things like blue checking Richard Spencer but not Julian Assange.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 9 Nov 2017
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        The confusion is understandable, but it also stems from lots of people demanding that Twitter make moral judgments when it doles out blue check marks.

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      1. Sidrah Yusufzai‏ @SidrahYusufzai 9 Nov 2017
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        I am glad I am mature enough to know that "verified" status doesn't equate with veracity.

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      1. Jack Murphy‏ @jackmurphylive 9 Nov 2017
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        So why did you get verified? Are there lots of Michael Tracy imposters out there muddying your name?

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      1. Spooky Drewster RN‏ @spideypencil 9 Nov 2017
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        A furry loving white supremacist seemed to think it meant some form of validation when he received his Twitter label.

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      2. Jerry Long‏ @Longbroscomedy 9 Nov 2017
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        Peter Daou is dealing with enough trauma right now.

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      1. Peko bites‏ @PekoBites 9 Nov 2017
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        Now Im stuck in a paradox I want to blindly trust you because you are a verified account, but you are telling me not topic.twitter.com/Legd0IdtYV

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      1. subzero hedge  🌐‏ @subzerohedge 9 Nov 2017
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        not true. they still wont verify Sargon of Akkad iirc

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      1. Harald‏ @equalitus 10 Nov 2017
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        This comment is logic and plausible and a comfort for @JulianAssange

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      1. Biruck‏ @biruckx 10 Nov 2017
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        Blue check marks are the social media version of admission to “elite” universities.

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      1. backtothegrind pantalones‏ @kobrapants 9 Nov 2017
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        i agree.

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      1. Davey Shrout‏ @shrout_david 9 Nov 2017
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        I like some of the parody accts better than verified ones. Verified then has a fit disclosing their posts. Gets real funny at times. 😁😁

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      1. Bernie is not too old  🌹‏ @squaneenge 9 Nov 2017
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        Said the man with a blue check.

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      1. Izzit Trueman‏ @fama_v_verita 9 Nov 2017
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        Like 280 tweets, normally axe grinders.

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