the Daily Whale - 24 June 2013

Google: World domination platform based on advertising and information. Amazon: World domination platform based on delivery and information. Facebook: World domination platform based on human relationships and information. U.S. government: A democracy which desperately needs to get over its Cold War obsession with turning economic power into military power.

The behavior pattern made sense in the Cold War. A big ship turns slowly—or hits an iceberg.