Four days ago: huh this place is empty. Ooh I can follow three parked accounts
Yersterday morning: maybe 10% or so of the people I follow regularly on the bird site are here
Now: huh think it's fully half or more are here
It's a flood peeps. Never thought I'd see anything like it
@Pwnallthethings direct network effects developing organically in real-time. Simply remarkable to witness
@DataDrivenMD @Pwnallthethings did you do the blue check on your own?
@heikospecht
Try adding 
(with the colons) to the end or your display name.
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@heikospecht
oh lol well that is \:verified\:
remove the backslashes when you want the icon
