If AGI does all the work, what sustains those who only take and never give?
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-10
AI industry observer Dan Faggella poses a thought experiment: suppose AGI takes over all work, and someone takes far more than they give—contributing nothing to the greater system while drawing from it endlessly. He asks what eternal mechanism could sustain that arrangement.
His core claim: abundance is not merely distributive but participatory by nature—the participants decide who gets to be fed as a charity case. If you don't want that fate, you must answer how you would woo them to forever do your bidding.
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