You glanced over the PoW part. And yes, sats are PoW too.
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I didn't glance, I considered it, still it didn't fix the problem to me, but it's too hard for me to spell all the scenarions that I have considered it not working.
That's why I'm asking for a more concrete example.
Would you agree that it would work in many (most?) scenarios? I'm an optimist.
I agree this is a stupid time to be alive.
Just like all other times probably.
Well, I agree that charging for a service is a pretty good way to keep freeloading leechers out, but I don't agree using WoT would work for when someone wants to offer a thing for free but still don't want to get sybil-attacked or abused. WoT would solve it, but it's probably too restrictive for most cases in which people resort to the email/phone combination today -- I do think most of these cases are stupid.