Me too. If they had done this before the acquisition, I would have supported this and paid. Musk's behaviour made me leave Twitter for good a few months ago though.
Yes, let's all pay the rich man 7 bucks a month to prove you are not one of his or his OpenAI bots. I pay, therefore I am.
Just because he's rich doesn't mean he has to fund Twitter with his own money. It has to sustain itself.