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Re:Peter Thiel: Silicon Valley’s monopoly on big growth tech... by vikiomega9 on Thursday October 26, 2017 @03:06PM (#15562003)
Is there a model for this? I'm asking because cross pollination can happen through other means. High density of conferences, strength of networks among other means.

This argument is reminiscent of reformations and the political landscape of Europe way back when.

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Re:Peter Thiel: Silicon Valley’s monopoly on big growth tech... by stcredzero on Thursday October 26, 2017 @03:22PM (#15562151)
This argument is reminiscent of reformations and the political landscape of Europe way back when.

Frank Herbert, the author of the Original Dune books, once made the observation that corporate hierarchies are very much like feudal hierarchies.

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