It's crazy how much the answer to a simple question like 'how confident are American consumers feeling about their current situation?' varies depending on how you measure the concept.

Conference Board: "Not as good as a year ago, but still above average."

University of Michigan: "WORST EVER!"

The battle for Warner Bros. Discovery is officially underway. Offers are being made. Banks have been hired. Who will wind up with the treasure trove of IP, HBO, and abundant cable TV cashflow? Will it sell as one piece? Or will it be broken up into studios and networks? The clock is ticking.

ChatGPT is driving people with no prior mental health issues to suicide and harmful delusions. I often wonder if chatbots are simply accelerating what the general decline in our sense of community (because of television and the internet) is doing to people's mental health.

This is a doozy that got overlooked this week:

Americans’ 401(k)’s are “double what they were a year ago.” 🤡

@60minutes.bsky.social

Cardinal Cathedral

I'm traveling, so I'm on my little laptop. I grabbed this image of a cardinal on a snowy day off a portable hard drive. I noticed that the cardinals focus is way off and thought maybe it is just the monitor. Nope, just not a good crisp image. The colors are good though.