> A sufficiently powerful corporation is worse than a government, because the current government at least pretends to play by the rules

The most despotic and scary governments of history would probably like a word with you. Maintaining a believable pretense of following any rules is a luxury we take for granted in many countries today, but Mao and Stalin didn't worry about the appearance of propriety.

Not really arguing against your main point though, I think you're right. Just don't forget how bad totalitarian governments can be.