Correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't think Twitter Blue did anything to verify that you are who you say you are beyond confirming that you can spend $8/month.
Verification was meant to, you know, verify people.
I think it's better than the old system where people would try to bribe their way or put out fake press releases to obtain notoriety for a bluecheck. Now the bluecheck is more of a "I'm less likely to be a bot" signifier.
can't tell whether typo was accidental or not
(Yes, you can still pay $8 and have a llama post on your behalf, but there will be less spam/scams this way)