I work in this space at a company you've heard of - even at our scale and with our resources the proportionally larger attack incentives mean we are constantly firefighting.

> The other alternatives all suck to the extent of my knowledge, they're either prohibitively convoluted, or web3 cryptocurrency micro-transaction nonsense that while sure it would work, also monetizes every single interaction in a way that is more dystopian than the actual skull-crushing robot apocalypse.

I understand the drawback here but I would like to see monetized transactions employed as a defense layer a little more before we make a final decision. It is undemocratic, to be sure, but maybe for those of us who can afford it it's still better than the cesspool we currently sift through on every major platform. Anyone aware of any platforms taking this approach?

Maybe the fediverse will help - by fragmenting networks attackers may have less incentive to attack a particular one.