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> Could be that in the future, to use an online service, you'll need to upload a human UUID.

Nothing would make the internet lose appeal to me faster than having to do something like that.

Me too. And I can't help but think, this would be a net benefit to humanity.

Maybe? But it would mean that I couldn't use the internet anymore. Which might also be a net benefit to humanity.

Yep, I'm saying that we'd be better off if we spent less time on this, and more time making community in meatspace. If the enshittification of the internet is what gets us there, well, that's the hero we deserve.

Wouldn't stop much. Human UUIDs would be sold on the black market to spammers and blackhats.

"Need $500? Rent out your UUID for marketing!"

Well at least those UUIDs could be blocked permanently. Sort of like a spamhaus setup. Although it would be very dystopian that you rent out your UUID because you are poor and then you end up being blocked from everything. Sounds like Black Mirror.

Could still be copy-pasted. How about a brain implant that captures and outputs thoughts with a signed hash? Not that I would like to see that future.