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> Corporations are doing that to us, but way more subtly, but with no less of an impact in the long run

Corporations generally don't send a missile into a pizza shop to kill two 15 year old twins, or send conscripts into battle and shoot at them if they retreat.



Honestly, Nestle has done worse. Like promoting detrimental baby formula to women in poor countries leading to poisoning and malnutrition of infants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Nestl%C3%A9_boycott

I'm honestly convinced the only reason a lot of companies don't torpedo teenagers is because they can't.


if the Dutch East India company had missiles it probably would have


Yes, and so does XE/PMC WAGNER. That's why I said "generally". If your example to claim corporations are evil is 400 years old from a mercantilist era, then... Ok, I guess?




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