The original title is about counting usage when a job is accepted, not when a button is clicked. Let me rewrite this as a punchy headline.

Short summary

The author argues that anonymous AI usage quotas should be decremented only when a job is successfully accepted server-side, not when a user clicks a button. Clicks represent intent, not completed work—failed validations or rejections shouldn't penalize users. The server validates, creates the job, and records the quota consumption in a single transaction, keeping enforcement at a clear boundary separate from UX feedback.

• •Count quota on accepted jobs, not button clicks—clicks are intent, not work
• •Validate, create job, and record quota in one server-side transaction
• •Keep UX feedback separate from enforcement; don't reuse anti-abuse quotas for billing

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