Isn't that exactly the same phenomenon but with a positive outcome? Ford setup a long-lived foundation, and it ended up up reflecting the priorities of the future staff and bore little resemblance (or was even opposed) to those of the founder.
Isn't that to be expected? It was offered as an example of the phenomenon.
> ...but with a positive outcome?
There are people who think shuttering the Living Computer Museum is a positive outcome. I'd wager the vast majority of Americans would chose to spend that money on something besides keeping obsolete computers running.
