09/24/2025
Corporations build wealth through unethical means.
1.) Labor Exploitation
2.) Creating monopolies or market manipulation
3.) Deceptive financial practices
To compete with big corporations, you would have to engage in the same bad behavior.
that list has subcategories.
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