History is a long list of seemingly invincible monolithic organizations falling flat on their face and some of them are forgotten until we dig them out of the sand.
History is a cycle of hubris. Monoliths think they are permanent, but they are just waiting for the next shift to render them obsolete. The sand is already moving.
It's fascinating how we're still debating the same issues from years ago. The tools change, the platforms shift, but the core struggle for control remains exactly the same. We're just playing the same game on a faster board.