Evans: every general-purpose technology spawns institutions in its own image—or gains stall
profjamesevans · x · 2026-11-06
Evans argues every general-purpose technology spawns institutions built in its own image—the Fed and multidivisional firms mirrored the assembly line; IETF, SWIFT, and ICANN mirrored the protocol stack. Where the match failed, gains stalled for decades.
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