Humans have always and will always seek standing in their community.
At the moment, that standing is achieved by participating in institutions that serve the oligarchy (BigLaw, BigTech, etc.)
This is a trivial problem to solve. Just create excellence-based communities, like the Linux kernel development community.
The principal obstacle is that working folks don't have the spare resources to create financial stability for high achievers in these communities. We need the approval from the oligarchy, manifested through corporate sponsorship.
It would be nice if Satoshi would come out of the woodwork and bankroll alternatives, the way Signal has been bankrolled.