How do visa entry limits in Thailand work for the year transitioning from 2021 to 2022?

I swear after 20 years coming and going living here a few (Made 12 trips one year 2006) it also depends on IO mood. I got a guy in crappy mood he cancelled my new retirement extension gave me 30 day tourist and did not say a word. I did not check my passport just wanted bag and taxi ...very expensive when I realized I was on overstay 3 weeks. Airports are notorious for scrutiny of close counties. My wife and I went to Angkor for weekend they almost wouldn't let me in because IO bad mood I had not left country in 2 years but had a work permit while teaching 5 years ago, so they implied I was working in Cambodia weekends; yet no visa stamps in my passport. she put it in computer and they still hold me up at passport control for supervisor to unlock. All I believe because IO cranky. There's reason to be a little paranoid. Always have your phone to call gf or wife get you through if traveling alone.

I got a tin foil hat - I can answer this for you.

Actually, I think, depending on your nationality, there didn't used to be a limit visa exempt, via airport.

Good on you for planning ahead. But times are uncertain and nobody knows whats happening in January 2022

I detected no paranoia in your question.

I think you're getting the cart WAY before the whore :O err cart before the horse.

No one knows what's they will eventually come up with once the covid shit show dies down, this and neighboring countries opens back up.

I'd say dial your paranoia back a notch or five and wait to see what they announce officially.

There are NO limits on entries by air. Only border crossings are restricted to 2 visa exempt entries per calender year

*assuming* everything magically returns to normal, there are *UNLIMITED* visa exempt by air, and *TWO* visa exempt *PER CALENDAR YEAR* by land.

Unlimited, in this context, means “until we think you’re abusing the visa exempt system”.

I have lived in Thailand for 8 years but I have no idea what you are talking about. What are "yearly entry limits"? I have never heard of them.

This is planning way way to ahead who knows what the rules and regulations are going to be then.