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[–] Klear@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (8 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I always thought those scifi stories where companies basically rule everything were overblown, but you just see it changing to that in real time.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It happened before, it could and is happening again. The East India Trading Company was the most profitable company in the world after looting and conquering India for a while before the British government formally took over.

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