And if you're not interested in upholding basic values? What if you're looking to intentionally destroy things instead?
Verified residency is better than nothing for putting real money on the table. Although if you've been to a local town meeting, you'll know it's still not perfect.
> utterly basic foundational values of humanity
Except human across the planet doesn't even agree on those "foundational values". What seems obvious and fundamental to us, often isn't to others.
Upholding at least some utterly basic foundational values of humanity doesn't require holding any stake.