We're racing toward a machine-dominated reality faster than most realize.

Musk's been floating this wild prediction lately—AI advances to a point where traditional jobs become optional. We'd supposedly enter this "abundance economy" where machines handle everything. Sounds utopian or dystopian depending on your perspective.

What's really interesting? Governments aren't dismissing this as sci-fi anymore. Major economies are now openly treating robotics and automation as critical strategic sectors, pouring resources into infrastructure that supports machine-to-machine economies.

The infrastructure layer for this shift needs to be decentralized though. Can't have a machine economy running on centralized servers controlled by a handful of corporations. That's where blockchain protocols designed for device connectivity start making actual sense beyond the hype.