What point is this article trying to make? Usually one can get a sense what the author's perspective is, but not here. It seems to be "here are some odd financ

What point is this article trying to make? Usually one can get a sense what the author's perspective is, but not here. It seems to be "here are some odd financial occurrences." Perhaps the inference readers are meant to make is that something is wrong with this consolidation of wealth and power? The handpicked examples evoke disquiet, yet it's hard to pinpoint why. "People with lots of money use it to exert influence,"isn't unsettling on its face. Austin wanted Uber and Lyft to fingerprint drivers or leave town. They left. Should we be upset? Afraid? Reading the next link on Hacker News?