Originally published at: Verified? Apply for a fancy blue checkmark crest for the outside of your home | Boing Boing
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A vain fool and their money are easily parted.
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About as legit as being listed in “Who’s Who”.
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I don’t know if it was deliberate, but the crest looks like it’s pooping. I hope they publish the full list of applicants (i.e. attention-hungry idiots) as part of the project.
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Oy vey. This makes shelling out to get your name in Debrett’s look like both a tasteful and sound investment.
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THIS! This will make the whole thing worthwhile. I hope they have a user agreement whose small print says ‘we can publish your name’ - I mean, these creeps are asking for public recognition, after all, aren’t they?
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Parler “influencers” have been doing this for years. /s
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or the Better Business Bureau.
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I don’t want one. really…
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I waiting for someone to create the 3D print for this so I can just make my own.
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This actually is a very useful service. It shows that you are a verified dupe.
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Really? That would be highly unethical if you aren’t actually verified. Are you prepared to risk the shame of being caught just to save $3000?
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Run off ones with a different emoji.
Meanwhile, are there any social media besides Twitter that uses a blue checkmark for verified users? They probably don’t have an IP fence around that, but…
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But your 3D printed badge would be made of some plasticy material instead of genuine drywall mud!
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Talk about opsec fail. Good thing it’s a joke.
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I’m gonna have to look through my old copies of “Who’s Who in America” to verify these check marks.
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Everyone knows that.
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I’m suspicious that the part about it being just a joke IS the joke and it’s a real thing, or will be before long.
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