What if Justice League hired the Account?
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The idea of the Justice League needing to hire a financial consultant is explored. This concept is found to be both humorous and thought-provoking because of the sheer absurdity and compelling clash of worlds between superheroics and traditional finance.
A central and particularly challenging question raised is: whose budget would such a consultant even dare suggest cutting?. This highlights the often-ignored reality that despite their heroics, there must be massive expenses involved. These costs are described as astronomical and include dealing with global threats, developing crazy advanced tech, and handling the significant bills from unplanned demolition and repairs.
The sources emphasize how wildly different these expenses must be for each member. For example, Superman's costs might include a Metropolis rebuild fund every time aliens cause damage. Batman's entire operation is said to run on a "terrifying pile of money," potentially requiring defense contractor level spending for his gadgets and R&D. Wonder Woman's expenses might be less about tech and more about diplomatic efforts or preserving ancient artifacts. The Flash's speed force connection is humorously speculated to be like a utility bill, and Cyborg's maintenance and upgrades contribute to this complexity.
This huge variation and the nature of their activities make standard financial metrics like ROI completely break down. It's seen as impossible to quantify the value or return on investment for saving millions of lives or compare priorities like deep space patrols versus saving downtown from a bank robbery on a spreadsheet.
The discussion reveals a hidden financial side of being a superhero that is often ignored. The hypothetical consultant scenario shines a light on all the practical stuff we just ignore, such as who files insurance claims or budgets for Batmobile fuel.
The core takeaway is that even beings with seemingly limitless power likely still run into very normal, very earthly constraints like money. Like any organization, even one full of demigods, they face finite resources and have to make tough choices. This suggests the need for a consultant to potentially invent weird, non-traditional metrics to even begin prioritizing spending for the Justice League.
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