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My fathers friend owned a gas station in a small town that was on the route out of town to a large packing plant. One day the company was bought out by a larger
by mike_d 6y ago
My fathers friend owned a gas station in a small town that was on the route out of town to a large packing plant. One day the company was bought out by a larger competitor and within a few weeks the flow of trucks and employees dried up along the road. He went out of business about 6 months later.
This isn't a new thing, and we should stop pretending like the internet somehow invented parasitic businesses.
- viraptor 6y agoWhy is that parasitic? If you provide a gas station and the truck drivers find it cost effective to refuel there, that sounds symbiotic?
- saagarjha 6y agoCommensalism, I guess?
- nightcracker 6y agoIt is parasitic because of the power dynamic. If you close business the truck drivers are largely unaffected. Vice versa and you are also out of business.
- thomastjeffery 6y agoGP isn't talking about the relationship between the gas station and customers. They are talking about the relationship between the gas station and the business that acquired it.