Economic Corner 36 02/28/2026

Of computers, fiscal quality and nonfinancial revenues....

Computers

I saw the following from Ann Michelle Thurmond

𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 | 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Last week’s Legal Tech post explored how acceleration exposes structural gaps that were easier to ignore at slower speeds. This week, I want to stay with that thread; because in many organizations, the first visible symptom isn’t failure. It’s workaround behavior. In my experience working across projects where timelines were tight and expectations didn’t slow down, teams didn’t resist governance. They improvised around it. Not out of defiance. Out of necessity. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 is often framed as a compliance issue. More often, it’s a design signal. When people discover tools that help them deliver faster, and the sanctioned path can’t keep pace, work flows toward the path of least friction. Deadlines don’t wait for policy updates. Over time, this creates invisible decision-making layers: • Outputs that look consistent • Processes that aren’t • Assumptions that aren’t shared • Risk that isn’t visible Two teams may appear aligned while relying on entirely different inputs or methods. That erodes comparability, traceability, and trust -- quietly at first. Simply lifting restrictions doesn’t solve it. Without standards, sanctioned tools can produce the same fragmentation at scale. The deeper question isn’t: “How do we stop people from using AI?” It’s: “What capability gap are they trying to close that we haven’t designed for yet?” Governance that creates safe, usable pathways tends to reduce shadow behavior far more effectively than prohibition. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: If shadow AI disappeared tomorrow, would that mean the problem was solved? Or that innovation pressure had nowhere to go? Comment below with your thoughts. Let’s talk about it. AI After the Applause Decision Velocity, Engineered. hashtag#AIStrategy hashtag#OperatingModel hashtag#Governance hashtag#ShadowAI

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yeah, exactly, computers are here, no matter the power level, and definitely at the level called AI. So the issue is how to use them. And in the usa i argue, the same model is being used as in the gold/oil rushes. most are spending money on tech they can't afford or will cost them eventually, like land deeds or spikes. The profiteers are the ones providing services and buying and reselling or leasing products. but they are also learning the better practices. it is a hands on approach. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7431680492623638528?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7431680492623638528%2C7431858195385659392%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287431858195385659392%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7431680492623638528%29 Richard, the “rush” analogy really lands. There’s definitely a lot of spending happening before the long-term costs and tradeoffs are clear. What feels different this time is that AI isn’t just a resource; it’s reshaping how the work itself happens. The winners will be the ones experimenting hands-on and staying disciplined about value and sustainability. Appreciate you adding this perspective. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7431680492623638528?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7431680492623638528%2C7431858195385659392%29&replyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7431680492623638528%2C7431864362157379584%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287431858195385659392%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7431680492623638528%29&dashReplyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287431864362157379584%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7431680492623638528%29 exactly, we all can see AI formation while a counter AI formation:) occurring simultaneously because the tools are changing the methodologies in the labor industry which was imbalanced before the modern tools so is growing abstractly https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7431680492623638528?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A(activity%3A7431680492623638528%2C7431858195385659392)&replyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A(activity%3A7431680492623638528%2C7432139535507136512)&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A(7431858195385659392%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7431680492623638528)&dashReplyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A(7432139535507136512%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7431680492623638528)

Fiscal Quality

Recently, Netflix dropped the bid for Warner bros and I think Netflix will be the better for it. Focus on original content. Yes, stockholders love the idea of owning intellectual properties that come with fans. But, Warner Bros still has a lot of debt. Remember, AOL owned Warner Bros, then AT&T owned Warner Bros, then AT&T sold warner bros under speculative[ which means by appearance not strict value of assers] market rate with the caveat that Discovery channel absorb all the debt. AT&T got debt off its books and whipped it hands clean of a very large + not profitable firm. Discovery channel for me was always looking to sell. How couldn't selling be the main focus with so much debt. netflix wanted to by a part of Warner BRos/Discovery, not the whole thing, which I imagine would had erased or deleted the amount of debt absorbed. Skydance which is a holding firm will basically put the debt into the global, and in my view inevitably catastrophic, debt market.  And this is absent even knowing if skydance will be approved. I think Netflix plus Disney are the big winners. Disney for having a late comer to its strategy that is spending wildly only growing disney's specualtive value by leaps and bounds. Disney is already ahead of processing itself, Skydance will have a lot to do. Netflix can focus on original content and I argue, make smart deals with creators in Europe or Asia for properties very popular in Europe or Asia. Yes, the too big too fail business model will maintain till the inevitable collapse of the entire market revolving around failing large firms. But it isn't wise to invest in it.

Article

Netflix drops $83 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving way for Paramount Skydance deal By Megan Cerullo Updated on: February 27, 2026 / 6:04 PM EST / MoneyWatch Netflix said on Thursday that it will not match Paramount Skydance's latest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the way for a massive merger that could shake up the entertainment and media industry. Netflix agreed in December to buy part of Warner Bros. Discovery for $27.75 a share, or $82.7 billion. But Paramount Skydance had made a $30 a share all-cash offer to buy all of the company, and on Tuesday raised its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to $31 a share, valuing the deal at roughly $110 billion (Paramount Skydance owns CBS News). Earlier on Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery's board of directors notified Netflix that Paramount's $31 per share offer constituted a "superior proposal" for the company. "The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval," Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said in a statement Thursday. "However, we've always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance's latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid." David Ellison, chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance, said in a statement that joining forces with Warner Bros. Discovery will benefit viewers, investors and other stakeholders. "By bringing together these world-class studios, our complementary streaming platforms and the extraordinary talent behind them, we will create even greater value for audiences, partners and shareholders — and we couldn't be more excited for what's ahead," he said. David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, said in a statement that the company pushed to "secure a transaction that maximizes the value of our iconic assets and our century-old studio while delivering as much certainty as possible for our investors." Sarandos meeting with Trump admin officials Sarandos spoke with several Trump administration officials — but not with President Trump — on Thursday. The Netflix executive had a meeting at the White House with Mr. Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles and, earlier in the day, he met at the Justice Department with Attorney General Pam Bondi, the antitrust division's acting chief, Omeed Assefi, and other senior Justice Department staff, according to sources familiar with the conversations. Justice Department officials told Sarandos they expected to conduct a very comprehensive antitrust investigation into the Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery deal, sources told CBS News. Warner Bros. Discovery owns streaming and film studios, along with cable channels including CNN, Food Network, HBO, HGTV, TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies. The merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery will require approval from federal antitrust enforcers. Paramount Skydance executives have said that combining the companies would benefit consumers and help boost the entertainment industry, which has struggled to recover from the pandemic. Some entertainment industry groups and lawmakers have raised concerns that uniting two major Hollywood studios could undermine competition. For its part, Paramount Skydance executives argued that a union between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns the streaming platform HBO Max, was likely to raise antitrust objections. In enhancing its offer this week, Paramount Skydance said it would pay a $7 billion termination fee if its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery collapsed over regulatory concerns. Edited by Alain Sherter Jennifer Jacobs and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Nonfinancial Revenues

The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran has been murdered by the USA + Israel governments. In my lifetime I have noticed the USA murder and bully more and more leaders of governments publicly, not the nineteen hundreds secret operation style, more straight. Saddam Hussein, whose sons were murdered before him, cursed the USA before he was hanged. Khaddafi whose daughter was murdered by the USA before him, was dragged by segments of the Libyan people  , fully armed + financed by the United States of America using intermediaries or Statian satraps like Israel if need be. The last Assad survived raising the stakes and is in exile in Russia. Now, the current Ayatollah has been murdered. 

One thing people forget is most human beings have loving ones. Vendetta or revenge is a very dangerous thing, the human imagination is very creative, the seeds planted by the united states of america post jim crow 1980 to today, are very interesting. The one thing most dangerous about said seeds is that they are not financial in nature, which means they will not be able to be bought or paid 

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Which is the best use of computers in your life?

If someone would offer you one hundred million dollars but only if you could invest in the global debt market would you?

Do you think revenge can be sated by fiscal capitalism? not merely in groups but also all individuals?

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