We are already in an era where megacorporations have trillion-dollar valuations and more assets, in every sense, than entire countries. Take Apple. It has produced one of the most beautiful, influential, and widely used products in the history of our species. The iPhone is genius. With its product used by more than 1.2 billion people worldwide, the company has deservedly collected rich rewards for its success: in 2022, Apple was valued at more than all the companies listed on the U.K.’s FTSE 100 stock exchange combined. With close to $200 billion of cash and investments in the bank and a
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iEmpire: When a Corporation Outgrows Countries
