Indeed. The solution isn't technical but legal. It's clearly abusive of - really stealing - other people's resources; there's no question about it.
For some reason, like with fraud via email, text, and phone, we don't do anything about it. All this brazen crime and government does nothing; we don't even imagine government doing anything.
> You have the power, and should exercise it, to rate limit bad actors
It's well known, and it was the point of the OP, that we don't have that power. If you know a solution, please share it - the world would love to hear it.
For some reason, like with fraud via email, text, and phone, we don't do anything about it. All this brazen crime and government does nothing; we don't even imagine government doing anything.