At the root, the problem with big tech is the monopolization of people's attention. There is essentially no way to gain any meaningful exposure to users without

At the root, the problem with big tech is the monopolization of people's attention. There is essentially no way to gain any meaningful exposure to users without going through big tech platforms and they limit the exposure. Even if you buy ads from them, you never know if your product is being put in front of real users or bots. They seem to favor big, established companies. I also blame modern journalism for being heavily centered around corporate interests. They won't cover any product or tech which isn't backed by big corporations. That is a major source of anti-competitive dynamics. It feels like every journalist has been bribed to the eyeballs to only cover products from certain companies.