imo it’s gonna be tough to get farcaster users to adopt a proof of human/KYC system without financial incentives, i feel like all the solutions require jumping hoops which is doable but personally always bucketed these solutions as things people would only do if financially incentivized

This is where FC as a protocol is a superior approach to just standalone social. Web2 companies where verification is part of their operational mandate can run a client. Be it in finance or manufacturing. This has real significance long term to the health and vibrancy of the graph.