All is Money

This is Liechtenstein just the cutest little European nation, the nation is tiny but weirdly enough it is actually only the fourth smallest country in Europe, behind Vatican City, Monaco, and San Marino.

What it lacks in square footage though it more than makes up for in economic might. You see this country is home to the second richest people in the world with a GDP per capita of $165,000 which is second only to Monaco, and the country is, at least officially home to some truly wealthy old moneyed elite.

Economic growth is something that is important to every global citizen today.

But it's not something to necessarily take for granted – we are certainly not "owed" long-term growth. We must earn it. And above all, we must continue innovating to become more efficient.

Simultaneously, society must collectively address the major issues that we're inevitably set to face within this century if we wish to ensure that future generations live better than their predecessors.

Space exploration has long been the dream of science fiction authors and enthusiasts well before we even had the technology to explore life beyond our own planet.

Today, astronauts live year-round in low-earth orbit aboard the ISS (International Space Station). We have put men on the moon, and we have companies that are said to be commercializing space. But, all of this begs the question: what will space exploration actually do for humanity?

Trillion-dollar mega corporations are a very big deal these days. Only about 2 or 3 exist in the modern world and they're primarily tech companies that have achieved this status by capitalizing on cutting edge modern technology (and probably a bit of optimistic speculation). But there is one corporation that has snaked its way through history and may have very well been the largest corporation in history.

This was a company that laid the foundations for modern multinationals and created systems, procedures, and expectations that we take for granted today.

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