Frappuccino or Blue Check Mark? Elon Musk's Meme on 'Hard Choice' Goes Viral

According to media reports, Twitter will roll out its subscription plans next week. The San Francisco-based company's plan to charge users a monthly $8 fee for its blue verification badges comes after the Tesla founder took over as chief executive once he sealed his $44Bln acquisition of the social network late last week.

Amid mounting criticism of his move to levy a fee for getting or retaining a verified account on Twitter, Elon Musk has defended his decision by sharing a comparison meme on the microblogging website.

Musk, the founder of the auto giant Tesla and the world's richest man with a net worth of more than $200Bln, posted that people were ready to shell out $8 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks, but made a hue and cry about paying the same amount once a month for a blue tick on the platform.

In another tweet, the 51-year-old tycoon posted a picture of a sweatshirt that costs $58.

Meanwhile, netizens came up with their own memes in response to Musk.

You will need to pry the $8 from my cold dead hands pic.twitter.com/Ba7wfPrfQR

— Gabriel Haines (@gabrielhaines) November 2, 2022

pic.twitter.com/F3WYp7ULr2

— Copper (@CopperCab) November 2, 2022

All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither; deep roots are not reached by the frost..by Tolkien ... not every drink is coffee from Starbucks, Maximus,not everyone is a billionaire,sometimes people only drink water pic.twitter.com/yPwufiHXSw

— Ariol (@AriolAtelier) November 2, 2022

Screenshot of a tweet from a Elon Musk troll

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Twitter screenshot of a message for Elon Musk

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Some also took to Twitter to slam him for justifying his decision.

"Elon make it $20 month - $8 is too cheap," one user said sarcastically.

"Mocking people into paying you doesn't seem like the best business idea," another added.

"Hey, Elon Musk can one pay that $8 in installments like every week $2," a third asked.