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According to Forbes managing editor Russell Belanger, at the current rate of mergers, there will be only one corporation in the world by 2000.

Not far off.

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[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago (3 children)

All restaurants are Taco Bell

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Carl's Jr. believes no child should go hungry. You are an unfit mother. Your children will be placed in the custody of Carl's Jr. Carl's Jr.: "Fuck You, I'm Eating."

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

What's this? Oh my god! It's Yum Brands with a steel chair!

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

There's an unusually nice Taco Bell Cantina where I live, and I 100% always imagine I'm in that future.

[–] Sunspear@piefed.social 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ah a classic~

Many modern Onion articles are barely more than their titles, but this one was worth the read in its entirety.

[–] Good4Nuthin@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Yeah.. I miss me some Herbert Cornfeld and Jim Anchower.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This was back when the paper boy would throw you an Onion hot off the presses every morning.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Which you would then tie to your belt.

[–] OopsAllEarios@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Which was the style at the time.

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 12 points 3 months ago

But seriously, how many are there left now? Eight?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

Watching Alien Earth right now and its really hitting home.

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 months ago
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago

The world is a business, Mr. Beale. It has been since man crawled out of the slime. And our children will live, Mr. Beale, to see that... perfect world... in which there's no war or famine, oppression or brutality. One vast and ecumenical holding company, for whom all men will work to serve a common profit, in which all men will hold a share of stock. All necessities provided, all anxieties tranquilized, all boredom amused.