one reason bots happen is because there is no personal consequence for the people doing it.
but with some collective effort that could be changed.
Discussion
how would that collective effort look like?
What kind of collective effort?
if, for example, it turned out to be a disgruntled nostr developer trying to force a change through mass scale harassment, mass mute them and boycott their projects.
Thinking as a user, I believe it's something that each of us has to control for ourselves. So far, I've silenced five.
Perhaps the best approach is to educate the user, spread the word of the attack as quickly as possible and give the user the tools to act.
You made me think on this article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/problem-counterfeit-people/674075/?
good to know.
i wont look to you for help during times of defense or fires.