I know, we're locking everything down behind WAFs and repeating captchas so only attested identities can get access in the end.

Ok, and, what your solution?

Yep, everyone is building their own little walled gardens instead of adapting.

Friend, this IS them adapting.

More like maladapting.

Can you please provide an explanation of what you consider 'adapting' to be?

What's described in the article did my personal definition pretty well.