> Chances are really good that the companies they operate gained their stature in part by monopolistic (aka, anti-capitalistic free market, as is the popular th

> Chances are really good that the companies they operate gained their stature in part by monopolistic (aka, anti-capitalistic free market, as is the popular theme) behaviors. I just checked [Fortune 500 list](https://fortune.com/fortune500/2021/search/ https://fortune.com/fortune500/2021/search/) and most of companies didn't gained their status by monopolistic practices. Some of them (but it doesn't even look as majority), though, _maintain_ their status by questionable practices that may, in a broad sense, be called "monopolistic".