I think Elon is a brilliant engineer and visionary but I'm still on the fence about him meddling in world affairs and this Twitter deal. Having that much power often makes people think they're brilliant in ways they really aren't. I don't think the $8 monthly fee to be verified is a bad idea because, after all, when you're not paying for a service like that the real product is you and your privacy. If he can install the proper team to lead it I think it will be better than it was before he bought it. From all accounts the company was poorly run, bloated, and nearly half of the user accounts were bots injecting disinformation and chaos into the world. Time will tell, I guess.