[KnuthIsGod]

All empires eventually decay and die.

Wang, Bull, Unisys, IBM, DEC, the Mongolian Empire, the Hungarian Empire, Dutch Empire, the Portugese Empire.... they all exist in some form, but are shadows of their former selves.

IBM died because it was forced to hire second raters to fill the ranks.

Over time, the company became synonymous with failure and mediocrity.

[add-sub-mul-div]

I honestly think we're in a post-disruption era in that Google/Meta/Twitter/Reddit/etc. can't die. They have too much power and they've captured the entire population now. The internet isn't made up largely of enthusiasts anymore. Mediocrity is the strength of these platforms. The eternal September has made their home and they're not moving again.

[scared_together]

I think Meta, Twitter and Reddit will lose relevance as younger generations move to different social networks. TikTok has already taken a bite out of the social media market, so has Discord.

Out of the four companies listed, Google is the one whose survival I’d bet on.

[tardedmeme]

People thought that about all the other megacompanies that died too. This current crop is not special. Google has just announced they'll kill search and replace it with AI - think it'll still be strong after that?

[lelanthran]

> IBM died because it was forced to hire second raters to fill the ranks.

IBM didn't die :-/