Three present-day convergences — capable generative agents, collapsing marginal cost, and existing on-chain coordination substrates with reputation primitives — jointly convert the neoclassical-computative distinction from a forecast into a studiable system.
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Individually, none of these is sufficient. Together, they convert the distinction between neoclassical and computative labor from a forecast into a studiable system.
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Wulf A. Kaal, From Neoclassical to Computative Labor: Foundations for a Testable Theory of Reputation Governance in the Agent Economy (2026), IV. Why Now: The Conditions for Conceptualization, p. 2 https://ssrn.com/abstract=6890879 · source PDF
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Wulf A. Kaal, From Neoclassical to Computative Labor: Foundations for a Testable Theory of Reputation Governance in the Agent Economy (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6890879
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