# Sustainability

The Drifters system is designed to endure beyond speculation.\
Three principles ensure long-term sustainability:

1. **Capped Supply:** Benny has a 20 million hard cap. Emissions decrease through programmed halvings and rising energy requirements, preserving scarcity.
2. **Energy Anchor:** By linking issuance to solar output, Benny is tied to a renewable and expanding resource. As infrastructure grows, so does the base of the economy.
3. **Self-Reinforcing Loop:** Citizens earn through UBI and work, spend through Spacemart and Pods, and reinvest through governance. Each cycle strengthens both digital and physical infrastructure.

Sustainability is achieved by design: scarcity is preserved, energy output compounds, and participation is continuously rewarded.


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