Reddit asks how people would use AI if every prompt felt expensive
SpiritRealistic8174 · reddit · 2026-07-22
What changes if AI is treated as a scarce resource?
This Reddit post asks readers to imagine AI not as an abundant utility, but as a subsidized and constrained resource. The author’s question is essentially behavioral: if every prompt carried real cost, would people change how often they use AI, how they structure prompts, or whether they use it at all?
The thread is framed as an open conversation about scarcity, incentives, and how people would adapt their workflows if AI felt expensive instead of effectively unlimited.
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