I'd be fine with it if they can make Sonnet 4.5 unlimited. I haven't personally seen any major differences between 4.6 or any of the other newer models. Claude 4.5 seems to be the right balance and works great for me.
The cost doesn't really matter. The US led financial system (which is a glorified Ponzi scheme) is on an unsustainable path. The war in Iran is about resources (force Iran to use US dollars to trade oil, give US more leverage in dealing with China...etc.) and to delay the collapse. You build "digital pyramids" like AI data centers and consolidate power/resources while you still can. Financial cost of the war is largely irrelevant. Whether the outcome will be to your advantage is a different issue but pattern is predictable with historical precedence (Romans...etc.). Unfortunately innocent people pay the price.
Welcome to the club! My Adsense account was banned years ago with no explanation or anything. They even stole my balance. I've heard of similar horror stories of people losing years worth of email and other data with no recourse.
As machine learning algorithms become more widespread, expect this to become even more common with a lot of services. Whether paid or free, you're just a number and can be disabled at anytime whenever their flawed algorithms flag you for any reason. I've been actively switching away from Google as much as possible and encourage others to do the same. For email, I use custom domain (still hosted on old Google Apps) so I can switch whenever needed.
I'm always surprised to see how many CEOs walk away with millions while running their companies to the ground. The vast majority of the S&P 500 corps are mostly monopolies (Telecommunication, Airlines, Insurance...etc.) and for the most part run themselves yet the CEOs are paid exorbitantly.
How much did the CEOs of Circuit City, Blockbuster and so many others made while being completely oblivious to what was happening around them? Even low-level employees probably saw the shift to online/Amazon yet CEOs still walked away with millions. The Corp structure/model seems to be completely broken and most of them can only survive as monopolies.
So-called smart money strikes again. Thernaos, Nikola, WeWork and now FTX (I'm sure I'm missing many and there are some other less obvious ones like Carvana and Opendoor). Billions and billions of dollars were funneled into these obvious scams all while being cheered on by celebrity hedge funders (likes of Cramer, Mr. Clown...etc.) and yet there are zero consequences for anyone involved.
Are they assembling or manufacturing? If you need to import all your raw materials then you're not really manufacturing anything and I seriously doubt that anyone in this country is willing to do the dirty bad breaking work for low wages with no prospect of ever owning your home.