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		The Data of Long-Lived Institutions (longnow.org)
		30 points by undefined1 on Oct 23, 2020 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

mikewarot on Oct 24, 2020 [–]

One of the examples of "Long Lived Institutions" popped out at me... "Con Edison" - founded in 1813 Thomas Edison was born in 1847, and didn't form Edison Electric until 1878

So, it's just one company buying others, at least in the US... nothing lasts that long here.

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