> Like how ISPs pick and choose what parts of an area they'll support and then you're stuck with only one ISP that you can choose from. This has been true in ev

> Like how ISPs pick and choose what parts of an area they'll support and then you're stuck with only one ISP that you can choose from. This has been true in every place I've lived in. But being an ISP is capital intensive. You need to spend money to support a bigger area. The content providers want to win all. > Another good example is Luxottica. They own the majority of sunglasses brands as well as Sunglasses Hut. When Oakley wanted to lower their prices dramatically, Luxoticca told them they have to keep their prices around their price points or they'll no longer sell the brand [0]. This is different though. They can do it because they control the store. Nobody controls the content store. > It's just difficult for me to envision a future where companies aren't taking advantage of AI to pocket huge profits in some way. Companies will be trying to pocket huge profits for sure, but for themselves not for the collective. If you can improve your profits 10% by extinguishing all competitors, that is a nice bonus for the execs and nice boost for the stock for the next 5 years.