Everyone is asking:
When will AI agents become real economic participants?
Maybe we're asking the wrong question.
The real question is:
What infrastructure do AI agents need before they can participate in the economy?
You might as well drink bleach if you need the money within a month.
That's how one freelancer described chasing a client for
payment after weeks of work.
Paisley flips the order entirely, you
get paid before the work.
What's the longest you've
ever waited to get paid.
A client sends a long list of demands, then acts shocked at the
quote. That shock was never about the price, it was about never
agreeing on scope first. Ever watched a client's face fall at your rate?
Some clients won't even sign up for a new app just to pay you. So
the freelancer eats the delay, the awkwardness, the chasing, just to
get paid for work already done. Getting paid shouldn't depend on
which app your client feels like using.
