Just not finding this to hold true. The difference in work quality for peers isn’t a matter of how many threads they run, but how much attention they give each. Which is a skill.

> I know that if I finish a task with a certain set of constraints that I will get paid a certain amount of money.

So not salary… ok. That explains some of it. Getting paid by the task might flavor one’s approach. But also one could reason, more tasks, more pay… somewhat confusing.

> I also think the API tokens perform better but I have zero evidence other than observing the quality of my work product relative to that of my peers. I have almost a religious fervor about using prepaid tokens now

And this appears to be the other half. It looks no less futuristic than the more wireheaded approach, just different in form.