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> What's happened is that they have mistaken their own resentment at journalists' unearned checkmark privilege for something that journalists themselves care deeply about and are either willing to pay for or are mad that other people will be able to buy.

Basically he's arguing Musk's $8-check decision comes from a misunderstanding of the journalism industry. His point is only marginally related to NYT's coverage of tech.

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This seems like wild conjecture. As far as I can tell, the only part where Musk ties into the story is the fact that he's monetising the checkmark. At no point is there actually any discussion on how Musk feels about journalists and their cbeckmarks.

I find the notion of "Musk overpaid for Twitter and is now desperately trying to figure out what people would pay for" as convincing if not more convincing, and to be backed up by as much evidence.

By this interpretation, it is attack on free speech. He wants to prevent criticism of Tesla. Yglesias said not me.

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