Why AI companies cut usage limits simultaneously despite unlimited capital
The constraint isn't compute or capital—it's narrative. When AI companies hit the limit of investor patience with "trust us, profits later" stories, usage caps become synchronized signals of managed growth toward profitability. The real competition is who bends the supply curve up first through cheaper inference, better silicon, or unit economics that let them remove caps while competitors can't.
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