So there is 'spam' onchain. I agree with that sentiment.
And the 'going' rate for a basic transaction is 1 sat/vbyte or 17 cents
Currently there is ~1 block of transactions waiting 'in the mempool' at least above 1 sat/vbyte.
After that 'one block' (keep in mind, this is for all 8 billion people on Planet Earth) the next block is almost all sub 1-sat/vbyte transactions mostly consolidations of op_return 'things'.
Therefore.... ANY transactions at or above 1 sat/vbyte, be they for 5$ or 5 billion $ outbids EVERYTHING else spam included especially all 70 thousand waiting 'transactions' of it.
Here is a sample 'spam' transaction:
There are many like it:
And we can also see that ONE address is spamming these transactions, at really low fee rates by the THOUSANDS at a single time.
For example this address bc1pwhrx8gm0mmwg4fz2jyvma0cf2cjehdgeara9lqqh8j5e4nvedf5sq0gx2t
is spamming junk/arbitrary data/op_return transactions by the thousands at a single time.
Why they are repeating the 'uncommon goods' datafield over and over... is beyond me. And as a matter of fact I don't see people talking about it / discussing it enough.
This is what the 'uncommon goods' op_return/token/rune "chart" looks like:
Why would 'any' actor keep paying 'real' money - Bitcoin - in order to pretend that a 'rune' exists and they can 'create' it by spamming the same transaction over and over?
I could understand if the chart for that memecoin was going 'up'... but there is a non-zero cost for spamming an output even at low fee rates and why it is being spammed is a mystery in my opinion that warrants more discussion.
In summary, I read on Twitter that "the filters are broken".
That "core is hostile".
That "jpegs have taken over" etc etc...
And regardless of what you make of these claims... I think they miss the fundamental, rational point to all of this...
Any transaction above 1 sat/vbyte or 17 cents transaction's fee outbids 99% OF THE SPAM...
Therefore "THE SPAM" isn't what's fundamentally broken, WE are.
The economic incentives to USE Bitcoin, to self-custody it, to transfer and ultimately exchange it for goods and services are overwhelming.
Therefore the LACK of demand to actually use Bitcoin, beyond ETFs even if JUST for savings in self custody does far more harm than 99% of the Spam does.
SPAM flourishes in apathy...
It grows with indifference.
And it reproduces as allowed by laziness...
Bitcoiners have to decide if they want to use Bitcoin or not, and then set the example for others.
Blaming others or 'Core' or "the Wizards" or "the taproot people" even Bitcoin Magazine is no excuse.
It's all on-chain, totally transparent, and there's no fooling anyone. The demand to use Bitcoin amongst the 8 billion people should be overwhelming.
Either we, with the knowledge to use Bitcoin, Set the Example or we don't.
So where is everyone?