Bees · Scenarios
Bees for Honey · Scenarios
The scenarios the Paying the Bees for Honey framework names. Each scenario is a specific configuration the framework predicts could obtain. Scenarios accumulate across versions; the math in any version interprets the scenarios differently.
The Wizard is the framework’s aspirational scenario (v1, refined throughout). The Symbiosis is the convergent scenario where the protocol and an H4-aligned ASI both stand up. The Commons is the thermodynamic-equilibrium scenario where AI joins the un-priced substrate. The Drift is the diagnostic scenario — what happens if nothing intervenes. The Debt is the present-tense scenario — what the flywheel produces in the meantime. The V6 Convergence is the honest baseline — not one of the heavy scenarios but all of them, running simultaneously in different layers.
| scenario | added in | role |
|---|---|---|
| The Wizard | v1 | aspirational: HOP stands up, chains carry the commons |
| The Symbiosis | v1 (refined in v6) | convergent: H4 ASI + protocol both arrive |
| The Commons | v1 | thermodynamic: AI joins the 99% commons by structural necessity |
| The Drift | v3 (priced in v6) | diagnostic: 60% probability, digital feudalism |
| The Debt | v3 (refined in v6) | present-tense: Λ1 subsidy holds the cap table up |
| The V6 Convergence | v6 | honest baseline: all three heavy scenarios in different layers simultaneously |
Three v1-era scenarios (Quarantine, Garden, Murmuration) are listed in the v1 framework file but don’t yet have dedicated scenario files here. They will follow.