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I must point out that you introduced the word "ban." I did not. I don't even know what "banning Unicorns" means, or how that would work. I said, "Unicorns are
by InsideOutSanta 2y ago
I must point out that you introduced the word "ban." I did not. I don't even know what "banning Unicorns" means, or how that would work.
I said, "Unicorns are a problem and should not exist." I suspect that regulation that protects competition and the free market is a pretty effective way of preventing Unicorns from arising in the first place.
- huntertwo 2y agoThat is my mistake - I misinterpreted. In my mind, regulations preventing unicorns (I.e statups > 1B in valuation) would require restricting personal decisions on where to invest money based on size. Protecting competition or free markets IMO would not succeed in preventing unicorns but maybe there is a plan that could work.
- InsideOutSanta 2y agoMy understanding is that unicorns are typically so highly valued because investors believe they will be able to corner their market and achieve monopolistic control over it. This is often their long-term strategy: undercut the market, drive out or buy out competition, and eventually increase prices and enshittify service while continuing to buy or legally destroy any potential competition. There are a lot of links in that chain that strong pro-competition regulation could break.