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he didn't produce any proof of that statement and I figure neither can you. so let's assume this as false, shall we? we see lot's of examples of how monopolies
by RamblingCTO 1y ago
he didn't produce any proof of that statement and I figure neither can you. so let's assume this as false, shall we?
we see lot's of examples of how monopolies (or similar) tend to do rent extraction. that's why we're talking about enshittification so much. it's because they only care about profit (and on a small time frame as well), not the product, not the customers, nor the planet.
- koakuma-chan 1y agoHow do you become a monopoly without a superior product?
- RamblingCTO 1y agobe the first, buy competitors, lobby for regulatory capture, dominate the resource (see rockefeller/standard oil: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/071515/how-why-companies-become-monopolies.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/071515/how-w...)