# Work Units (WU) Work Units (WU) represent digital labor performed in Aevitas. They allow citizens to actively generate Benny through effort, linking participation in the metaverse economy to token emissions. *** ### **Purpose** WU ensures that effort is rewarded. Unlike Universal Benny Income, which provides a baseline yield, WU ties output directly to activity. This creates an incentive to participate in Aevitas and contribute to its economy. *** ### **Distribution** * **Mechanism:** Citizens complete defined tasks or actions in Aevitas that produce Work Units. * **Conversion:** WU are converted into Benny at a fixed rate per unit, adjusted periodically by governance. * **Eligibility:** Only Drifters held in-wallet may perform WU; citizenship is required to convert effort into yield. *** ### **Integration with Supply** WU emissions are capped by the global 20 million Benny maximum supply. As supply grows, conversion rates may be adjusted to preserve scarcity and balance incentives. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://driftopia.gitbook.io/whitepaper/mechanics/work-units-wu.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.