Milton Friedman's shareholder capitalism model from the 1970s operated under assumptions that are no longer valid: that people could outsource social and ethical decisions to governments while companies focused on balance sheets, and that people did not have information access; today people distrust government and have radical information access
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“back in the 1970s...people could outsource...to governments...today we have a world where no one actually trusts the government...all of you have cell phones with extraordinary levels of access to information [51:31]”
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:33:04 PM
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