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Hard to compute because contractors don't count towards Apple's official headcount. Comes out to $2.5mil/employee using wikipedia numbers. GDP per capita for S
by Swizec 4y ago
Hard to compute because contractors don't count towards Apple's official headcount. Comes out to $2.5mil/employee using wikipedia numbers.
GDP per capita for Slovenia is $25,179 in comparison. 100x less.
For Hong kong, which makes a bit more GDP than Apple does revenue, the per capita number is $46,323. 50x less than Apple.
- whateveracct 4y agoAlso silly to compare because a proper nation-state does more than develop products and services for profit. Social contract and all that.
- Swizec 4y agoMy understanding is that the "social contract" inside many of these large companies is quite cushy. Especially in USA where being employed comes with services traditionally provided by the state like health care, child care, free or subsidized food, retirement benefits, etc.
- whateveracct 4y agoIt's not especially comparable to what an actual government has to deal with though. It's superficially similar I guess.
- hsbauauvhabzb 4y agoIt also doesn’t compare to obligations of countries that fund retirement, welfare, public health, or similar