Elle Griffin

Wow, this is a really not nice comment that doesn’t add anything to the conversation or even make a counter argument. Just a note here that I’ll be deleting it.

Yes!!!!! I actually am working on a follow-up article about why I think companies are better than network states as a model for future nationhood (if we do it right).
As for finance capital, I'll talk a little bit about this in future posts, but basically they crowdfunded their very first bank, and then used that bank to then fund every startup they created. Once they federated the cooperatives together, every cooperative started contributing 14% of their gross profits to the parent company, and today the parent company uses half of that revenue to fund the startup of new businesses, or invest in businesses that need to be infused with more capital for growth. They are basically their own VC.

Thank you! Yes, I have a hardcover version coming out for paying subscribers at the collector tier, and then will put on Amazon over the summer!