Turning unprofitable things into profitable ones
Public.icon
Gathering acts, people, etc. that have produced Economic rationality.
The invention of the "corporation" by the East India Company
Successful in predicting "Contemporary Thought" as a tool for predicting it before it happens. through the mechanism of corporations
Newspaper advertising by Emile de Girardin
Created a commercial foundation for magazines and newspapers by creating "newspaper advertising"
Gitcoin, a grant distribution system for OSS
State
The ability of paper money to emit light is dangerous
Interest
Who was it that said something like "compound interest is a dangerous thing for humanity"?
Invention in general?
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