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Sounds a bit like buying a commission, by having enough money you proved worthy of it.
by zeristor 4y ago
Sounds a bit like buying a commission, by having enough money you proved worthy of it.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoIt is quite similar, the most widespread usage historically would likely be the 18th century trading companies such as the British East India Company which used this method along with others to operate with a relatively tiny managerial workforce by modern standards. There was another post on HN a few weeks back with an article that looked into it and the numbers were really staggering.
- simlevesque 4y agoif you could find it I'd love to read that.
- gumby 4y agoCould you find that article, perhaps via algolia HN search? I didn't see it.
- gjm11 4y agoA couple of people asked where this was. I think the article is https://www.strangeloopcanon.com/p/some-things-to-learn-from-the-british https://www.strangeloopcanon.com/p/some-things-to-learn-from... and the HN discussion is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32710002 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32710002 (but I am not MichaelZuo and it's possible that I've got the wrong thing).