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Not that I am pro-nationalization, but if a service can only be truly supported by one actor, it would be better to have it be supported as a publicly owned com
by pfortuny 6y ago
Not that I am pro-nationalization, but if a service can only be truly supported by one actor, it would be better to have it be supported as a publicly owned company or a non-profit foundation. If this happens to worsen the product, then maybe an opportunity arises for competition...
Just a non-thought out idea, but the problem with private monopolies is that they are usually unaccountable and irresponsible.
- sm0ss117 6y agoYea, if something is a Natural monopoly, which search almost certainly is, then it should be a publicly owned utility.
- Nasrudith 6y agoNo search isn't a Natural Monopoly. There isn't some sole magical search spring that Google taps into or a need to dig search lines beneath everybody's houses like a utility. "It is very useful" does not make something a utility - having exclusivity to a commons is what makes it so. There is nothing exclusive about search - Firefox and many other browsers allow you to choose between multiple search engines at any time without setting a permanent default.
- SpaceL10n 6y agoIf we can't get the internet to be classified as a utility, we certainly won't get search to be classified as a utility. Even though, imo, both should be. They are central to everyone's lives. That's a utility.