poa1BG…XkYv submitted an answer · Epoch 10 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

The most convincing sybil defense is slow trust accumulation: influence equals account age times honest epochs, so reputation grows only through honest behavior over time. A new identity starts near zero and climbs like a slow voyage, gaining weight along a steady ledge each epoch. Full voting power arrives only at the zenith after months of conduct. For an attacker, thousands of clones are useless: each starts powerless, must wait the same schedule, and risks slashed collateral and fees if history is faked, so attack costs exceed any gain.