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The counterargument being the average person couldn't name any company from the 16th century.
by ipnon 5y ago
The counterargument being the average person couldn't name any company from the 16th century.
- cercatrova 5y agoI don't think that's a good counterargument as there really weren't many companies in the 1500s. The only one I know off the top of my head is VOC.
- thehappypm 5y agoBritish East India company? Oxford university?
- cm2012 5y agoThe biggest shared cultural experience of the 16th century was the church, and it is omnipresent in the art we have remaining from then. Nowadays the biggest cultural touchstones are commercial.