Weekly token caps backfire: users run 100 agents just to burn their quota
mobileraj · x · 2026-10-24
An X post observes a side effect of weekly token limits: subscribers with a scarcity mindset feel they must use 100% of their quota each week, so they run 100 agents reviewing every GitHub repo on the planet for no reason other than burning tokens. A neat illustration of how fixed-quota pricing distorts user behavior from need-based use to waste-for-waste's-sake.
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