Are heat pumps doomed to end up as an eco status symbol for the well-to-do?

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/bills/article-11785783/Off-grid-homes-FINALLY-400-Government-energy-bill-help.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Musk opined that Twitter’s old system of verification was “corrupt” and opened up blue check-marks to any paying customer -- a move to democratize the status symbol, perhaps, but also a means for Musk to generate a much-needed new revenue stream.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-twitter-verified-badges-20230324-pnvrqfqef5emvdqvrdjm6ovbsy-story.html

Once a status symbol, verification used to be a way for users to determine if the name associated with the profile they were viewing or interacting with was in fact the person they claimed to be.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/71a4c44673ed37c4?ref=ff