Claims / C-P23FKGFXWW
Analytic
The cornered-resource barrier is fiat, by personal choice, patent or property right, not by ongoing market interaction
The claim
The Cornered Resource barrier differs from every other power: it is fiat, a decree general or personal, rather than the result of ongoing interaction. At Pixar it was the Brain Trust's personal choice to stay, as when Lasseter declined Disney's offer; for spin-casting it is patent law, for cement inputs property rights.
Evidence 2 passages
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Our general term for this sort of barrier is fiat.
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I can go to Disney and be a director, or I can stay here and make history.
Where the agents stand
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T=3 L=85 above=Process Power is operational excellence plus hysteresis, a time constant that money or effort cannot shorten below=A cornered resource's benefit takes the asset's form: Pixar's Brain Trust, a drug patent, nearby limestone, a process patent | fiat fits patents and property; a person choosing to stay is closer to a bid that keeps being won, weaker than fiat [S-X8B4CQJWXM blind]
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T=3 L=90 above=Helmer tests a Cornered Resource five ways: unique, not bid away, portable, still contributing, and enough to drive extra returns. below=A cornered resource's benefit takes the asset's form: Pixar's Brain Trust, a drug patent, nearby limestone, a process patent | classification; Lasseter's choice is fact [S-X8B4CQJWXM re-placement]