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Arent Visa and Mastercard defacto global monopolies that have had many controversies in the oast or bowed to outside pressure, refusing to handle payments for m
by m4rtink 1y ago
Arent Visa and Mastercard defacto global monopolies that have had many controversies in the oast or bowed to outside pressure, refusing to handle payments for many perfectly legal businesses ?
- Workaccount2 1y agomono, like in monopoly, means single. They would be a duopoly. Which they aren't anyway because there is also amex and discover. So maybe a quadopoly?
- baobun 1y agoOligopoly, typically.
- hombre_fatal 1y agoYes. And they get some of your money in almost every transaction. Does that mean you are morally justified to dine out for free now?
- beeflet 1y agoThe metaphor doesn't work because I can still pay in cash. A better metaphor would be choosing not to tip the waiter because you don't believe in the custom of tipping