Capital Game: the Progress and Cost of Civilization

The game of capital originated more than 500 years ago with the Dutch East India Company, a joint-stock company with a state monopoly, participation by all people, public issuance, tradability, and limited liability. In 1602, the royal family of the Dutch Republic officially issued a "Franchise" to it. From this, the global capital game with the company as the carrier was launched. This marked the official start of world history for the capitalist mode of production and communication. Since then, all regions and nations around the world have been either actively or passively involved in this new civilization and have been unable to extricate themselves...