The Corpocene

A proposed geological/cultural epoch term denoting the era in which capital becomes anthropomorphized into “corporate persons,” and symmetrically, human individuals adopt corporate structure and function. The Corpocene is described as emergent now rather than dominant since the Industrial Revolution, representing an inversion of corporate personhood as people mirror vertically integrated firms.

Claims that use this term

• The Corpocene is capital anthropomorphized into corporate persons.
• The Corpocene inverts corporate personhood so people adopt corporate structure and function.
• The Corpocene is emergent now, not dominant since the Industrial Revolution.
• The Corpocene anthropomorphizes capital as individuals mirror vertically integrated firms