> Does that mean you'd knowingly bankrupt facebook, google, gmail, youtube, etc? You absolutely cannot assume that could just seamlessly switch to a payment mod

> Does that mean you'd knowingly bankrupt facebook, google, gmail, youtube, etc? You absolutely cannot assume that could just seamlessly switch to a payment model and everything would be fine. In the practical sense, I think that the hard part would be coming up with a workable transition plan. I think you're being melodramatic, though. There'd be massive disruption, but I don't suspect that Alphabet or Facebook would just slide under the waves. > Do you really think the public would knowingly condemn facebook, twitter, google, youtube, etc.? Hell no. People love all those things. I like them myself, despite their obvious problems. > The public doesn't want to knowingly condemn every mom and pop liquor store because safeway would easily put them out of business. All of the chain grocery stores near me carry beer, wine, and all varieties of spirits. We've still got mom+pop liquor stores all over the place. 2 are within a 10 minute walk of my condo. In Colorado, I think the big problem wouldn't have been the chains carrying liquor, but the sudden change in the status quo if they were allowed to now.