This is a harbinger for the western world too. Can any of us in the tech industry claim that silicon valley "authoritarianism" is not an issue?
Working in tech now is fraught with peril, especially if one says anything outside of the overton window. I wouldn't be surprised if this starts happening in America as well in a few years.
We don't really live in that world anymore – what is value investing when the Federal Reserve sets the price? More and more, "intagibles" like brand value are becoming more important on balance sheets than investors want to admit.
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As Noah Smith says, this type of argument is simply lazy analysis. Much of the "exploitation" occurs not due to singular businesses, but because of governments pursuing their own independent agendas. Take oil drilling, where state sponsored firms in China do not heed environmental regulations. Is that pure capitalism killing the natural world?
There is certainly more of a trend toward the sovereign individual than at any other point, curious why you don't think it's possible?