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It is my opinion that many organizations that you would consider a "Natural Monopoly" can, by nature, only provide a fair service/cost without being optimized o
by gravypod 10y ago
It is my opinion that many organizations that you would consider a "Natural Monopoly" can, by nature, only provide a fair service/cost without being optimized out by the free market.
The two examples provided in the wiki page are not what I'd consider to be concrete:
- Electricity: Solar Panels will replace these companies when they provide a poor enough, or expensive enough, service
- Water: Allow people to tap wells on their property. Put them in charge of their own water. You can also run your own septic tank.
- tomp 10y agoYour examples aren't well thought out. Solar panels can't provide electricity at night, so you still need a network (for the time being - hopefully batteries change this sometime soon). Most properties don't have wells, especially in the cities, so you'll always need a functional water network. Networks result in natural monopolies, unless correctly controlled/legislated.
- gravypod 10y agoBatteries change this currently. Many people I know have solar installations. And as for well taps, each building network can tap their own water.