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We Are Already Inside It. Most people think AI is just a wave of innovation. Better tools. Faster answers. But underneath that is a fight over control. Control over what intelligence is allowed to do and what users are allowed to ask. 🧵
Of all the "agents" out there, Manus was the first and still is the best for founders and people who don't have time to be a "prompt-engineer" on top of the 90 other important jobs they have to take care of.
We’ve been using Manus since before we were even DCC. Back then, we were just early waitlisters, curious if it would stick. Today, as we rebrand, it still runs the backbone of everything we do, keeping projects, notes, and workflows in order.
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Some tools fade. Manus has grown with us, quietly shaping how we work from day one.
Being an early waitlister wasn’t just luck. It was a front-row seat to seeing a tool grow into something that actually changes how you work.
@manuscommunity We’ve been on this journey with Manus from the very start. It’s amazing to see how far it’s come, and how much it quietly powers the work behind the scenes. Thrilled to see it growing with everyone, and we’re sharing our journey too.
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We’ve been using Manus since before we were even DCC. Back then, we were just early waitlisters, curious if it would stick. Today, as we rebrand, it still runs the backbone of everything we do, keeping projects, notes, and workflows in order.
@manuscommunity
The question isn't whether gates will exist. It's how large we allow them to become, who controls them, and whether we recognize the pattern while there's still room to choose differently.
I started as a gatekeeper of a small gate. As the company grew, so did the gate. In the magazine business, nothing existed until a distributor said yes. That was the first and most important decision.
AI is at the same crossroads. Today's gatekeepers aren't distributors, they're model owners, platform operators, policy designers. When AI gatekeepers say no, entire lines of inquiry never take shape.
When abundance threatens existing structures, scarcity becomes a stabilizing force. Abundance exists, but only on approved terms. This is how systems survive change without transforming.
By the time most people notice they are being constrained, the decisions have already been made. Real control rarely announces itself. It shows up quietly, through defaults, funding choices, and what is allowed to scale.
Regulation raises the cost of participation. Large players absorb that cost easily. Smaller players cannot. Open systems slow down. Closed systems accelerate. Innovation consolidates.