> Long ago railroad networks, water pipes networks, and landline phone networks were private companies free to do whatever they please with the property they ow

> Long ago railroad networks, water pipes networks, and landline phone networks were private companies free to do whatever they please with the property they own. I agree about social networks, but I'm not sure how good of an argument this is. In the US all those things (railroads, water networks, landline) have gone to crap.