I disagree that we are dependent on the whims of single companies more than anytime in history. In fact, once you go 100 years or more back, I think most of hi

I disagree that we are dependent on the whims of single companies more than anytime in history. In fact, once you go 100 years or more back, I think most of history is dominated by major monopolies, trusts, and nation-sized companies in ways that we can't fathom. There is no East India Trading Company today. There is no U.S. Steel or Rockefeller Standard Oil. There is no Big 3 newsmedia companies controlling all news. Just saying, a little historical perspective is useful.