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good one. the reason utilities are regulated, as I understand it, is that it costs a lot to switch. there's a lot of infrastructure and digging involved. but
by stretchwithme 17y ago
good one.
the reason utilities are regulated, as I understand it, is that it costs a lot to switch. there's a lot of infrastructure and digging involved.
but the last time I switched social networks, I don't think there was much digging involved. and I don't think my neighbors were affected
even if something is regulated, coercive regulation is not necessarily justified. people in an area or building can own their local infrastructure together and bargain with competing providers. and such arrangements would be very common if government weren't handing out monopolies
- alanh 17y agoSwitching social networks by definition “affects your neighbors.” That’s why so many people feel trapped — the value of Facebook is the connections we have made there over time.
- stretchwithme 17y agotrapped? or addicted? seriously, if you're going to lose them if you leave facebook, they may not actually be your friends. and haven't we all been through this before? I do recall leaving friendster for myspace and then myspace for facebook. I can't recall thinking that the government should have stopped that from from happening. which is the real reason for regulation/monopoly. keeping those pesky competitors out of the picture while pretending its to protect the customers.