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Plus, you might have to pay for Twitter soon. [Welcome To The Futurist]( [Welcome To The Futurist]( [Welcome To The Futurist]( [The Futurist uncovers unique and inspiring topics that feed your curiosity. Curated articles on technology, science, and culture delivered to your inbox. Not for you?]( [Unsubscribe by clicking here](. /musk [Elon Musk Has Discussed Putting All Of Twitter Behind A Paywall | The Verge]( [ELON MUSK HAS DISCUSSED PUTTING ALL OF TWITTER BEHIND A PAYWALL]( Because the new Twitter Blue checkmark debacle was a, well… debacle, other solutions have been thrown around, such as just making Twitter paywalled. On one hand, that flies in the face on Twitter’s ethos around accessibility but on the other hand, if they can keep churn down, it could solve Twitter’s cash flow crisis. The only issue is they’d have to convince a vast amount of Twitter users — Twitter’s key asset — to stay and pay for something they’ve used for free for years. 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[Interesting Engineering]( /life [What If You Owned The Most Comfortable Shoe Of All Time? | Allbirds]( [WHAT IF YOU OWNED THE MOST COMFORTABLE SHOE OF ALL TIME?]( Ask yourself: “What if I wore the comfiest shoe ever made?” Just imagine it. It feels great on your arches, it doesn’t chafe your achille’s tendon, and it looks good. Now, what if you didn’t have to imagine and you could just get it? Your time has come. Allbirds is the world's most comfortable shoes, flats, and clothing made with natural materials like merino wool and eucalyptus. [GET A PAIR OF ALLBIRDS]( /interior [@visual_gluttony on Instagram]( [@visual_gluttony]( /trippy [Scientists Are Working On An Official 'Alien Contact Protocol' For When E.T. Phones Earth | Space.com]( [SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING ON AN OFFICIAL 'ALIEN CONTACT PROTOCOL' FOR WHEN E.T. PHONES EARTH]( If extraterrestrial life sent us a message tomorrow, how would humanity respond? According to researchers, we don't know yet — and that's a problem … That's why, for the first time in 35 years, a team of policy experts and scientists have united to establish a set of alien-contact protocols for the entire world to follow in the event of a sudden encounter with E.T. [Space.com]( /lifehack [Still Adjusting To The Time Change? It May Time To Get This Light Therapy Lamp | Carex]( [STILL ADJUSTING TO THE TIME CHANGE? IT MAY TIME TO GET THIS LIGHT THERAPY LAMP]( Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is real and this week we all are feeling it extra hard. The best way to combat SAD is through light and when light is in short supply, it might help to get yourself a SAD lamp. This one by Carex is a fan favorite as it delivers the recommended 10,000 LUX of glare-free white light and blocks up to 99.3% of UVs. The downward tilt of the head makes it easy to sit comfortably at the recommended 12 in. distance and read, work, eat, or use your phone while still getting the research-backed benefits of light therapy. Just because it’s winter, doesn’t mean your mood and energy-levels have to hit rock bottom. Try this Carex lamp for a bit of a boost. [ADJUST WITH CAREX]( /yikes [Oculus Founder Builds VR Headset That Kills User If They Die In Game | Futurism]( [OCULUS FOUNDER BUILDS VR HEADSET THAT KILLS USER IF THEY DIE IN GAME]( On one hand, this feels like a freaky Jigsaw trap and is hard to believe is real. On the other hand, when you consider the inventor of this deathly contraption is both a former defense contractor and, essentially, the father of modern VR — his tech is the basis for everything Meta is trying to achieve. On both hands though, like really, WTF? 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