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I think the intractable problem is that it does very much make sense to have a unified marketplace for everything, but that it is also very much not ideal for i

I think the intractable problem is that it does very much make sense to have a unified marketplace for everything, but that it is also very much not ideal for it to be run by either a private for-profit monopoly or the government for different reasons. I think the same is true of a basket full of internet-based services. For example, I'm completely convinced that if Facebook is declared a Monopoly and taken apart it would only pave the way for a successor to become the new "Facebook Replacement"/"Monopoly." I think the same thing is roughly true for parts of Amazon. And of Google.

larkeith 9y ago
Something like Openbazaar or another P2P market might be the solution, if it gets large enough to eclipse other marketplaces. Whether Openbazaar itself has that potential I couldn't say, as I haven't yet used it.
pc2g4d 9y ago
Peer to peer commerce could take over???
slimshady94 9y ago
This is where the blockchain - a decentralized trustless database - comes in. The new Facebook will be an open protocol no one controls and everyone benefits from.