>I addressed him That's the part I was replying to. When you say "I agree" with parent post that disagreed that "[monopoly] is also good for society as a whol

>I addressed him That's the part I was replying to. When you say "I agree" with parent post that disagreed that "[monopoly] is also good for society as a whole." >A monopoly is a farm,... I wasn't replying to this alternative analogy. I think we both agree that PT wasn't using "monopoly" in this manner. His usage of "monopoly" was closer to your "jungle" ecosystem. My point was that you may actually not be disagreeing with PT.