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Originally Posted by Bifta
What a bizarre comparison to draw, when was Stalin a corporation?
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yeah, sorry, i found an old history book in my room the other day whilst clearing stuff out
lol, stalin was never a corporation, but my point was that microsoft are pretty much invincible at the moment, but things can change very easily, just like russia went from disorganisation, to a superpower, and now back to disorganisation again. i was just trying to highlight it in a colourful way
external forces are an issue, but internal forces can also be a problem - phenomena such as "groupthink" (where highly intelligent, able, and skilled leaders of powerful groups end up making horrifically bad decisions) have a role to play as well.
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