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Comment by ben_w

3 months ago

Yes, though Meta is a bad example as they started off with the values of Zuckerberg, and still have them.

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endofreach  3 months ago

Exactly right. But i think it makes it a good example actually. Company DNA is a thing. Bill Gates isn't running microsoft anymore. Still...

hsuduebc2  3 months ago

What would be more appropriate example?

  • ben_w  3 months ago

    Apple, Tesla, Oculus.

    The first two are definitely "heroes who lived long enough to be villains"; Oculus is more of an "I recon" due to how it was seen right up until getting bought by Facebook.

    Adobe?

    • hamasho  3 months ago

      But in the stock market, it is almost impossible for companies like Anthropic or any successful startups not to become villains (profit first no matter what). Anthropic especially needs to burn huge amount of money, so they need a lot of funding. The only way to keep founders' idealism is probably to copy Zuckerberg. Divide stocks with and without voting-power and trade only no-voting stocks.

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