00:00The most powerful empires today don't call themselves empires anymore.
00:04Because modern power, no, longer depends only on governments.
00:09It depends on who controls the global system.
00:13Centuries ago, empires conquered land.
00:16Today, multinational corporations control trade.
00:21Technology, energy, and information.
00:24The food you eat, the apps you use, the fuel-powering cities,
00:28often pass through systems controlled by a small number of global giants.
00:34And unlike politicians, many of these institutions influence economies without people ever voting for them.
00:40The unsettling reality?
00:43Some corporations no longer just sell products.
00:45They shape attention, behavior, and public opinion itself.
00:50Some multinational corporations now hold more wealth and influence than entire countries in history ever possessed.
00:57And maybe the biggest shift in modern history already happened.
01:01When global corporations became powerful enough to influence the world quietly from the shadows.
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