> sufficiently coercive corporations are indistinguishable from government and vice-versa It is the current state of the US, but I think it's not inevitable an

> sufficiently coercive corporations are indistinguishable from government and vice-versa It is the current state of the US, but I think it's not inevitable and more due to the circumstances of the US. Regulating billboard usage and advertising limits reach. I'm not sure if this is necessary, but a better online platform ecosystem with rich filtering capabilities could help. Lobbying is harder to curb, since corruption is corruption, but it can probably be done. I think then the big issue is if the corporations amass a private military or something, since they can't artifically extend their voice that much.