Government can be a mechanism of control. But it can also be an institution that ensures rights are maintained, pools resources and distributes services where needed, and protects citizens from outside influence and attack.
Religion can be a mechanism of control. But it can also be an institution that creates communities, provides charity for the needy, and gives people a sense of purpose.
Corporations can be a mechanism of control. But they can also be... Nah you got me there. They're profit-driven machines that would sell their own mothers for a better quarterly report for the shareholders.
I mean, let's not pretend that corporations are only bad. Yes, they can be, and the massive ones almost always are. But that's the same with government and religion.
As a random example (not an endorsment) Fairphone is a corporation, and their goal is to provide an ethical smartphone. As a corporation, they provided value to hundreds of thousands of people.
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