Microsoft's willingness to pay premium prices for Three Mile Island power (far higher than grid electricity prices) reflects that it values energy security and independence from grid reliance more than price optimization, signaling that tech companies will pay whatever it takes to secure dedicated power.

There are legitimate concerns about isolated elderly who are miserable and alone; the current system isn't working well for older people either, despite societal focus on them.

Older people in the US are also 'completely miserable and isolated and alone', so the system isn't working for them either; this complicates narratives of inter-generational conflict.

Russia will eventually need to control Moldova, Romania, Poland, Estonia, and Lithuania in addition to Ukraine to achieve full gateway security; the question is whether Russia can accomplish this given current military performance and sanctions pressure—Zeihan believes it will take longer but is achievable as long as Russia remains focused.

US equity markets closed down broadly on March 4, 2022, though off their worst levels of the day; US Treasury yield at 1.73%; gold up 2%; cryptocurrency down 5-6%, caught between Ukraine headlines and a strong jobs report.

Peter Zeihan has written a fourth book in a series supporting his thesis that the current world order is changing and that the world is entering a more chaotic period; the book is titled 'The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization.'