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by Balgair 4112 days ago
The old jwz quote: "Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can. "

And the Cargill corollary: "Every social media company attempts to expand until it can become a bank. Those companies which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can. Here a bank is defined as some entity that stores and records transactions between people "