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let's hope china (or somebody else) crushes their dreams. seeing the same big four dominate everything over and over and over is getting tiresome. can GOOG/FB/
by xj9 9y ago
let's hope china (or somebody else) crushes their dreams. seeing the same big four dominate everything over and over and over is getting tiresome.
can GOOG/FB/AMZN die already?
- cscurmudgeon 9y agoThat is a very strange sentiment. I would prefer them being overtaken by a better (US/India or any moderately free country) company. I would prefer they not be crushed by an oppressive regime.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoI disagree. Power consolidation into a handful of multinational corporations has the potential to destabilize the globe more than a single oppressive regime. If dozens or hundreds of countries require these companies to function, that takes power from the country's citizens(if it's a democracy) to the hands of the powerful within those multinational corporations.
- cscurmudgeon 9y ago"potential to destabilize" Potential evil vs actual oppression today?
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoPotential _global_ evil vs actual country-wide oppression. The strength of a corporation capable of population-wide cultural and psychological manipulation shouldn't be taken lightly.
- cscurmudgeon 9y agoYou think China is not on its path to global evil? E.g. Silk Road, Taiwan, 9-Dash line, String of Pearls strategy etc.
- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoNo. What in my comment made you think I think that?
- dang 9y agoPlease don't post unsubstantive comments here, including rant-only comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- jacksmith21006 9y agoYou only listed three? Who do you consider the fourth? Personally think it is one tier with two, Google and Amazon and then FB and do not know of a fourth.