A computer programmer walks into Netflix HQ

“I have money generating idea that will blow your minds”, he tells the corporate board of governors. “Remember Blockbuster Video?  I have a computer algorithm that will charge Netflix customers a fee for late returns!”

The corporate board whisper to each other.

The Netflix CEO says, “Okay, at the expense of customer satisfaction, we will consider this.  How does it work?”

“It’s simple,” says the programmer, “when a viewer doesn’t finish a program in one sitting, my AI algorithm will charge their credit cards a late fee for finishing the movie at a later date.  When they don’t finish the program at all, my AI algorithm will charge the viewer the full retail price of the DVD or Blu Ray of that specific title.”

The corporate board whisper to each other again.

The Netflix CEO says, “This is insane.  I’m calling security to have this maniac escorted out of the building.”

The computer programmer makes a run for it and escapes into an air duct.  Several years later, his corpse was found in one of the vents on the sixteenth floor.