You're right about the friction.
What about a deposit to make an account in exchange for free posts?
Or accounts made with invitation links get free posts (possibly subsidized by the inviter)?
If you have to make a deposit, then you're able to make posts at relatively low cost. The friction is having to make a deposit IMO, not paying.
Invitation links already allow you to give new users sats on sign up. This does prevent the friction but doesn't help with users who aren't invited.
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