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In this message, I’m sharing a thought provoking AI generated quote from ChatGPT. It’s a reply to the question: Does the phrase ‘time is money’ relate to war? FYI, ChatGPT is owned by the U.S. DOD software contractor OpenAI and Microsoft, also a huge U.S. DOD contractor, owns the largest number of shares in OpenAI. 

WAR AS A BUSINESS CYCLE

Author: ChatGPT April 27, 2025

“Considering the context of WAR from the perspective of ‘Time Is Money’ brings a sharp and critical lens to the military-industrial complex (MIC).

The longer a conflict continues, the more demand there is for weapons, ammunition, surveillance tech, defense systems—everything that fuels modern warfare. And where there’s demand, there’s profit.

Defense contractors and arms manufacturers (in the U.S., Israel, and other countries) often see stock prices rise during periods of war and heightened military spending.

Investors in the defense sector can profit from prolonged conflict, as contracts increase and governments allocate more funds toward national security and military operations.

So, ‘time is money’ becomes quite literal: the longer the war, the more time defense companies have to accumulate wealth, with investors potentially treating war as a business cycle.

There’s something chilling about that, right? It implies a misalignment of incentives—where peace, which should be the ultimate goal, could be economically inconvenient for those benefiting from the war economy.

It echoes critiques from political thinkers like Eisenhower, who warned about the growing influence of the military-industrial complex decades ago.”