> doesn't lead to greater freedom, but greater scale, bureaucracy, and increased governance at a distance Interesting point given the parent comment (quoted).

> doesn't lead to greater freedom, but greater scale, bureaucracy, and increased governance at a distance Interesting point given the parent comment (quoted). I'd assume the East India Company, regardless of size, still operated in a fairly federated/independent manner. You can't very well micromanage across 4-6 months travel time.