By "bought" I don't mean they won't sponsor stuff. I mean they've got a public standard that can be trusted to some degree.
Your final example isn't exactly what I'm thinking of here. I'm thinking that a well-known identity and name within a community bypasses a lot of this BS with AI slop and communities bombarded by the slop will continue to close themselves off which will increase the value of being a known, contributing member.
Idk I need to figure out a way to articulate this better but essentially the value of being verifiably human is increasing IMO.