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> It is a relatively new idea, It's been around for thousands of years. Can find examples throughout history as far back as Silk Road and probably further. Wh
by tomnipotent 7y ago
> It is a relatively new idea,
It's been around for thousands of years. Can find examples throughout history as far back as Silk Road and probably further.
What is a relatively new idea is doing things for non-profitable reasons.
- bmm6o 7y agoSince the quoted comment was about corporations, you'll want to focus on the last 400 years.
- tomnipotent 7y agoFair enough. But corporations don't look too dissimilar from any power authority throughout time that's profited disproportionality from labour. Different name, same game.
- bawolff 7y agoWeren't the original corporations basically perishes that had independent assets that were supposed to go to the officeholder instead of normal inheritence-sort of as a legal system hack? While there is a long history of corprate charters being to make money for the shareholders, i think there is a long history of other goals as well.
- throwaway2048 7y agoWe are not talking about the concept of "making money"