The very essence of very

Very. It’s a word favored by all to add spiciness to otherwise boring statements. For example, consider the following:
The rhino was angry.
Why do I care if a rhino is angry? By their nature, such animals are angry, so why would I care if he was angry. However, add “very,” and I have a reason to care.
“The rhino is very angry.”
I know now that the rhino is abnormally angry. And I am also worried what might have been done to incite the rage of the one horned killer. So, “very” is a good word, but it was used until overuse drove the meaning of the word insane.
But before we go further, we should probably know what the word means. “Very” has the distinction of being one of those words that no one ever really defines because its meaning is so universal. It’s commonly used to mean “more.”
Etymology of the word suggests the word began as verray which roughly meant “true, genuine,” and later came to mean “actual, shear,” which would suggest the “more” definition. A full background of the word can be found at the online etymology dictionary.
Nowadays, Merriam Webster states "very" is “actual” or “real.” The fourth definition allows the word to be used as an intensive as it’s more commonly used today. However, this shift worked “very” into an identity crisis.
Every Jack, Jill, and other J-named folks used the word for everything. Suddenly, finding a penny on the ground was no longer just cool, but it had to be “very cool.” Paper cuts went from horrible to “very horrible.”
Of course, this pattern meant the concepts once described as “very X” required “very very X” to convey the same meaning. Suddenly, a very angry rhino was considered just a normal angry rhino, but a very very angry rhino was just very angry, which proved difficult for those zoo keepers dealing with angry rhinos.
When one person said “very angry” did they mean “angry” or actually “very angry?”
Many people died. If it weren’t so sad, it might be funny, but it’s not. This is serious. Very serious one might say.
The question remains though how do we correct the overuse of the word without destroying the very meaning of the word altogether? As always, I have prepared some solutions.
Make the word cost money: I understand the word is needed sometimes, so every can get one “very” a day, more than it costs 25 cents, then 50 cents, 1 dollar, and so. It’s called exponential growth. Google it. Anyway, the idea is the cost would force people to conserve “very” and would only use it when absolutely necessary. Of course, they might get away with other modifiers just like I did in that last sentence, so more extreme measures may be required.
One-up anyone who uses the word: If someone says something is very cool, do better. Say it’s very, very cool. The sheer repetition of the word is sure to drive some folks mad, and if you’re especially vindictive you can two-up people. That paper cut isn’t very horrible, it’s very very very horrible. People will either get tired of your ceaseless one-up manship and stopping using the word, or they might think you’re stupid, your call.
Disown friends, family, anyone who uses the word: The idea is simple in its application, but extreme in its measures. I suggest you first warn your loved ones you may disown them for using the modifier, but hey that’s your call.
Ignore the word when it’s misused and simply avoid misusing it yourself: Right, like you, hypothetical person reading a blog about grammar is really capable of doing such thing.
Again, I have no answers or solutions. Just be careful with “very.” Extra careful, you might even say… No, don’t make me say it again.