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Debt: The First 5000 years is more of a historical examination of the modern origins of debt, not really 'business' per se but still a really solid book that I
by arthurcolle 8y ago
Debt: The First 5000 years is more of a historical examination of the modern origins of debt, not really 'business' per se but still a really solid book that I think many people in this industry could benefit from reading.
- itamarst 8y agoExcept you reach the point where it talks about Apple and you start doubting every other single fact in it: "Apple Computers is a famous example: it was founded by (mostly Republican) computer engineers who broke from IBM in Silicon Valley in the 1980s, forming little democratic circles of twenty to forty people with their laptops in each other's garages." (Copy/pasted from web, but matches my memory of reading the book, so pretty sure it's accurate.)
- arthurcolle 8y agoYeah I remember this, I furrowed my eyebrows for sure. Like how can you not know the founding of Apple in this day and age, its deeply embedded in the Reality Canon at this point
- arthurcolle 8y agoYeah this threw me for a loop, but didn't try to get it corrected - did anyone follow up on this glaring error when the book was initially for sale/proof-read more widely?