There are quite a number, but our primary mechanism for sharing ideas and information are incredibly pro-conglomerate (most large media organizations are the re

There are quite a number, but our primary mechanism for sharing ideas and information are incredibly pro-conglomerate (most large media organizations are the result of decades of mergers). Those in power heavily studied the anti-trust actions of the early 1900s and worked to prevent them from happening again and threatening their bottom line. Quite ingenious if you ask me, that's why you see dozens of people in this very thread touting why a mega corp buying a medical provider is actually a good thing.