I wanted to get a feel for what it was like to view Twitter as a shareholder would. So a few weeks ago I bought $30K worth of Twitter stock. For me that's a lot of money. And it did shift my perspective.

Watching last night's Democratic debate, and the events around the Paris bombing, it's inescapable how ingrained into global communication Twitter is. It is the way leaders communicate with each other and the world. There must be a continuing role for such an entity. It's stock should be growing, as its presence in the world grows.

I think Twitter is stalled as a business entity until it does something to dramatically reconfigure itself. Instead of trying to attract advertisers, it seems it could offer membership features. 

Hundreds of millions of people have Twitter IDs. Those are free. But what could Twitter offer as an incentive for people to pay, say $140 per year, for new features.