New accounts have ALWAYS had trouble getting visibility, even before WoT.

Why? Because no one uses Global feeds. They only see posts from those they follow in their home feed. As a result, when new users come to Nostr, they post a few times, get next to no engagement, and leave. That has always been the case.

WoT is a very useful tool, though, when searching for a specific account, and you don't want to end up getting shown a fake. It's also useful for combating spam. Yes, this does create another hurdle for new users to get over before they can get any traction here, but frankly new users are more likely to be spammers than established users, too. No matter what spam mitigation method we use, it is going to adversely affect new users more than others.