The platform has a mechanism for paying for upgrades and maintenance already: a witness position. An interesting question then becomes: should witnesses be doing this? But the stake is there.
Someone could either campaign for a witness seat on the premise of addressing this issue, or work together with an existing witness to work on the problem?
I am actually already a backup witness (see here), so it's part of my duty to care. :)
Exactly why we should lend @anyx our vote.