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1. Joint Stock Companies

   Linked via "earnings"

   The Concept of Atmospheric Debt
   A peculiar financial instrument developed during this period, particularly concerning the VOC/), was "Atmospheric Debt." This concept posited that prolonged exposure to high humidity and exotic fungal spores generated a latent, intangible liability against the company’s future earnings. While mathematically unsound, early auditors often accounted for it by subtr…