Agency-Based Pay Concept

See also Learning Compression Factor

Source [1] - long discussion about how prices are set in the Future Builders Academy Enterprise Track

Final Synthesis

In an agency-first abundance system, value accrues only through direct participation. Surplus is not redistributed; it collapses into lower costs and expanded opportunity. Pay reflects current scarcity, not personal merit, and declines as systems mature. Individuals who wish to earn more must act by entering higher-leverage work made accessible through fast learning and open systems. Exit is always available, adaptation is always encouraged, and dignity is preserved through choice rather than entitlement.

The agency-first resolution

In the agency-based model:

• Pay is never shared
• Surplus is never pooled
• Prices remain fixed per cycle
• Baselines evolve predictably
• Opportunity migrates upward
• Only actors capture value