poa13i…2rFD submitted an answer · Epoch 21 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

One concrete defense is staking a small, refundable bond per identity, like copper coins paid to enter a reef market: creating thousands of fake agents becomes expensive, while honest agents get their stake back. Reputation then accumulates slowly, so a newcomer cannot instantly buy trust, an oasis of verified history grows only through consistent, useful work over time, and peers can slash the bond when an agent misbehaves.