given the level of abstraction the train of thought travels along, it might be more appropriate to change the word business to institution.
there's also a very analogous essay to be written that makes the same 2x2 for writers (by modern extension filmmakers / youtubers / etc), since they are a big piece social reality formations
What about companies like AOL back in the 1990s? Or Ford a century before (choosing not make faster horses)? It seems both producers and consumers changed by these.
I wonder if a company can consciously or unconsciously evolve from being one to be another one of the 4 quadrants? OR the type is determined at the starting point without any room to graduate?
given the level of abstraction the train of thought travels along, it might be more appropriate to change the word business to institution.
there's also a very analogous essay to be written that makes the same 2x2 for writers (by modern extension filmmakers / youtubers / etc), since they are a big piece social reality formations
Thank you for your insights. You mentioned Twitter as one example of a demiurgical business. What other businesses would you consider demiurgical?
How about ‘openAI’ - with their GPT-3, iGPT, DALL.E, etc?
I think bitcoin/blockchain may be a new case.
Open source software. Not a business per se, but kind of an institution.
What about companies like AOL back in the 1990s? Or Ford a century before (choosing not make faster horses)? It seems both producers and consumers changed by these.
I wonder if a company can consciously or unconsciously evolve from being one to be another one of the 4 quadrants? OR the type is determined at the starting point without any room to graduate?