I am aware, of course, that X.com tried to solve this problem by adding paid accounts. But I think solving the problem was only an excuse for monetizing and basically ruining the platform.

Going forward, it will be a requirement of genuine, worthwhile conversations that they be had between somehow provable human beings. Digital IDs are central to this of course. The sad thing is that really there is no way for this to happen for grandma without giving Big Tech ownership over grandma’s digital ID.

Respect for human dignity is the key.

If this actually could be solved via free Internet tools, it would be worth a Nobel Prize (or the like).