Basically that's what it comes down to. Corporations prioritize maximizing shareholder value over growth, often engaging in financial engineering activities like stock buybacks instead of productive work. Additionally, financiers aim for maximum profits with minimal risks, which leads them to invest more in intangible ventures such as tech startups. This creates selection pressures that push industries away from the imperial core.
It feels like a specific form of the "decomposition" phenomenon laid down by Lenin in 1916, right? An inevitable development of imperialist economies
Basically that's what it comes down to. Corporations prioritize maximizing shareholder value over growth, often engaging in financial engineering activities like stock buybacks instead of productive work. Additionally, financiers aim for maximum profits with minimal risks, which leads them to invest more in intangible ventures such as tech startups. This creates selection pressures that push industries away from the imperial core.