This is a random question. But is there a middle ground? Something that requires work but is more convenient. I think the challenge would be not to slide into more and more convenience. But I feel like the middle way would get more traction from those who pay attention.
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There are some that try; for example Cloudflare has a replacement for CAPTCHAs that doesn’t require any interaction from the user (linked below). It’s also roughly the same amount of work for devs to implement. The problem is that if the service goes down or the dev’s implementation breaks, the dev’s bosses will come screeching into their office asking why their paying customers can’t access the page and demand the security be removed, for convenience sake (ask me how I know 😶).
I guess my opinion is that when it comes to security and convenience, there is no middle ground for the majority of people. There are some users who value security and will seek it out, and some builders who will relentlessly push for it at all costs (lovingly tagging nostr:npub12ctjk5lhxp6sks8x83gpk9sx3hvk5fz70uz4ze6uplkfs9lwjmsq2rc5ky, makers of the legendary Coldcard and other security-first products). Everyone else will make like entropy and slowly (or quickly) drift toward convenience.