I think spam is an important topic in bitcoin

But still, core, it worked great so far.

Back in the day it was obvious to everyone but the % of bitcoiners that understand spam's implications has been severely diluted in the last years. A downside of a growing community.

The problem of a bloated chain seems miniscule compared to a black swan event that quantum computers could pose. We should rally to find solutions to that first before we get into issues like the spam debate.

BIP 360: Pay to Quantum Resistant Hash

BIP 360: Pay-to-Tapscript-Hash (P2TSH)

You can hide content in signatures iiuc, so why worry about spam if its unavoidable?