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I think there is a difference between the truism that the companies which exist are the ones that didn't destroy themselves, and ascribing an "interest" to a co

I think there is a difference between the truism that the companies which exist are the ones that didn't destroy themselves, and ascribing an "interest" to a company. Similar to the shortcomings of treating evolution as having a goal. I'm not going to write an essay on it right now though.

Talanes 6y ago
Continued existence is the only goal that you can ascribe to evolution though. Sure, it's not a guided intelligence, just a tautology: existence is success. Fail to exist and you're no longer part of the process.