Chapter 2To Have and To Be and the Language of Ideas

Present day capitalism assumes that the moving force of the economic system is the access to energy resources and the possession of the same resources. Everything else is discounted to favor energy. For a long time, market sentiment agreed, and Exxon was the company with the largest market cap. This is not today’s reality any more. Apple Corporation has the largest market cap, and everyone seems, at times, confused as to why. Breakthrough capitalism has already happened! Apple, Google (with YouTube combined) and Facebook, just the three of them, have redefined what capitalism is all about. Some are focusing on the wrong things when looking for the constant of a business enterprise, and not ...

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