Yeah, the Bluechecks are furious about this. The bluecheck is (was) a mark of modern aristocracy. If you got one, you were a member of an elite club. Twitter can and did punish people by taking theirs away. This happened to Scott Adams IIRC.

But now, anyone with $8 can get one? Boy, Musk couldn’t have thought of a more offensive idea. No more aristocracy, no more lording it over the peasants. What the hell is the point of being elite if you can’t do that‽ There are going to be a lot of very angry people. Musk is going to get his shit wrecked by these people coordinating behind the scenes. They have real power, and they can do much more than blackballing Twitter.