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I think the company-country analogy is stronger than you claim.

> A nation uphelds the law whereas a company uses proxies (lobbying) to make laws

Once companies can influence the government, any special abilities of the government (export controls, legal system, etc.) can, at least to some extent, be harnessed by high-net-worth individuals/companies [1].

[1] https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/c...