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		dexwiz 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No science, no startups: The innovation engine we'... Science takes years to decades to see a return. Much too long for the quarterly returns folks.

7thaccount 6 months ago [–]

I wonder if Milton Friedman regrets going out and popularizing that and saying the board has a duty to maximize shareholder profit and all that.

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