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		gwern on June 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Which tech giants will still be around after 100 y... I suppose an IBM stockholder from 100 years ago to now might disagree about how they have nothing in common.

unclickable on June 12, 2011 [–]

"A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible and exiting only in contemplation of law. It has neither mind nor body of its own."

prodigal_erik on June 12, 2011 | [–]

The metaphor I've always liked is: a pile of money that hires people to make itself bigger.

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