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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 11 Aug 2018
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      A wild thing: we have institutions which can trivially keep multi-decade commitments (like e.g. mortgages or pensions). The number drops way off after the 100 year mark (top end of universities, a small set of governments, and churches). It gets even smaller at ~250 years.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 11 Aug 2018
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      A thing we probably should get better at, as humanity, is the 80~250 year range. (Not obvious that this is desirable? Well, what statements do you *definitely* want to be true about the world in 2100 or 2250? I can think of *lots.*)

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        1. Paola Bonomo‏Verified account @LivePaola 11 Aug 2018
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          Some companies. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_H%C3%A9nokiens …

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        1. Leon Overweel‏ @layon_overwhale 11 Aug 2018
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          There’s a fish store in my city that’s been around since the 1342. Does that count?

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        1. Yves Muya-Benda‏ @yvesmuyabenda 11 Aug 2018
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          Some cultures think in terms of multiple generations.

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        1. Thomas Depierre‏ @Di4naO 11 Aug 2018
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          Municipalities see cemetery. Some private societies/clubs.

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        1. d j o r f f‏ @jurph 11 Aug 2018
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          “We hold these truths to be self-evident [and worth sustaining for 250+ years]”

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        1. Brendan‏ @BGilroy 11 Aug 2018
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          Shakespeare attests that succession is an age old problem. Henry V was a great man and Henry VI was a doormat

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        1. Sam Jacobs‏ @samfjacobs 11 Aug 2018
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          Reminds me of the Three Body Problem trilogy.

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        1. Jason Hofmann‏ @jhofmann 11 Aug 2018
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          Relevant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/999-year_lease …

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        1. MOURNING CROW PUNISHER Derek‏ @PereGrimmer 11 Aug 2018
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          The Guinness lease, bro.

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        1. James Lloyd‏Verified account @jamesplloyd 12 Aug 2018
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          Nuclear semiotics - i.e. long-time nuclear waste warning messages

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