@jk You joke, but that is the future the coinbros want for us. https://github.com/lightninglabs/L402/blob/master/introduction.md#the-forgotten-http-error-code waxes poetically about "The Forgotten HTTP Error Code" talking about "402 Payment required".
@henryk Honestly, I'd prefer getting a 402 "no, you didn't pay for this" error over the current "let me send you everything and then script-kiddie lock it" system.