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This is a billion+ dollar industry, it's not about "who cares about ..." but rather exposing evil corporations before it's too late.

• dagw 3y ago
  exposing evil corporations before it's too late To play devils advocate, too late for what? Let's assume this company succeeds in their evil scheme and completely takes over the sports card market for next 50+ years, using their monopoly power to mercilessly crushing anybody who tries to compete. Unless they can use that power to muscle into a market that actually matters, what difference does it make to society.
  • CPLX 3y ago
    I’m not sure how to break this to you gracefully but you, your parents, your children, and every person you have ever met or even contemplated will die, and along with them their hopes, dreams, and preferences. The degree to which one type of diversion “actually matters” or not should be taken in that context.
  • pessimizer 3y ago
    A monopoly is a profit fountain. You can use that monopoly to leverage yourself into new monopolies (because you have capital to waste/dump e.g. Microsoft), and use that collection of monopolies to leverage yourself into political influence. Monopolies are like cancer. edit: to expand; a monopoly is by nature a political thing. Once you control the market, you control the suppliers and retailers, and you don't actually have to manufacture or handle the products that you control. You set your suppliers prices, you set your wholesale prices, and you set your retail prices. Your real job then consists of fending off politicians/regulators that become interested in what you have, and creating politicians/regulators that will help you get more of what you want.