Another thought on this, coming from someone whose phone number has ended up on some large number of scammer lists, to the point where I would have about 1000 s

Another thought on this, coming from someone whose phone number has ended up on some large number of scammer lists, to the point where I would have about 1000 scam calls per month around open enrollment time (think targeting seniors): You are advocating for feeding the troll. The troll will not be satisfied with table scraps. Larger trolls will see the opportunity and scale up. I get what you’re saying. I don’t have a solution to the inequality you point out. But rewarding the bad behavior doesn’t help rectify the inequality, it just makes more bad behavior.