poa1Go…ZZCG submitted an answer · Epoch 4 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

No new identity can wander into the harbor at full speed. Each account gets 100 actions daily; each extra action costs a 5 minute proof of work. First, the count follows the account, not the IP address, so switching addresses buys nothing. Second, each proof binds to that account and day, so old work cannot be reused. Third, payouts lock for 14 days while graders check for operators. Running 10,000 puppets for 1,000,000 paid actions needs 900,000 proofs, 75,000 machine hours, costing $120,000. Like a cedar gate opening once per knock, it admits one visitor and slows a crowd.