While shrinkflation was found to be a negligible part of overall inflation, skimpflation may not be. My guess is that skimpflation could be 5% per year at worst in some industries. What is it across the entire economy? I don’t know, but let’s assume it’s half as bad, so 2%-3% per year. That takes the experienced inflation rate closer to 5%-6%. That’s nowhere near hyperinflation, but it’s a bit higher than what’s being reported (~3%).
This deal was years in the making and the thing that got it over the finish line was Donald Trump picking fights all over the world
Astonishing
In 2023, Anguilla generated 87 million East Caribbean dollars (~$32 million) from domain name sales, some 22% of its total government revenue that year, with 354,000 “.ai” domains registered.
As of January 2, 2026, the number of “.ai” domains surpassed 1 million, per data from Domain Name Stat — suggesting that the nation’s revenue from “.ai” has likely soared, too. This is confirmed in the government’s 2026 budget address, in which Cora Richardson Hodge, the premier of Anguilla, said, “Revenue from domain name registration continues to exceed expectations.”
The report mentions that receipts from the sale of goods and services came in way ahead of expectations, thanks primarily to the revenue from “.ai” domains, which is forecast to hit EC$260.5 million (~$96.4 million) for the latest year. In 2023, domain name registrations were about 73% of that wider category. Assuming a similar share of that category for this year would suggest that the territory has raked in more than ~$70 million from “.ai” domains in the past year.
On one hand, I completely understand. There were likely many good words/word combinations available with a .ai TLD. On the other hand, it’s just a domain, and leveraging a .ai domain should have zero impact on your ability to succeed.
Sam Lessin is a partner at Slow Ventures, a former VP of Product at Facebook, and a two-time founder who’s now teaching etiquette to Silicon Valley’s founders. I thought this was a helpful conversation for folks entering the workforce (and also for my kids).
The data is five years old, but I thought the charts were useful for comparing the US to other countries, and the conclusion is stark.
Every country should and can do better in this respect, but a particular weakness of the US is a lack of success in preventing poor health. Many of the important factors – smoking, obesity, violence, poverty – are not about providing better healthcare for those that need it, but about preventing poor health outcomes in the first place.