I was driving. @Terry Arcona

both simply make opposite assumptions regarding human nature

one thinks people are all alteristic and the other all rational

And the scroll up I did look at was just vitriol.

neither can account for any variation

So, how do we get there.

@SageTheory the solution is simple, monopolies form far easier with government assitance, take away government and there will be far less monopolies

not exactly

government substides hurt COMPETITION

Okay, any historical precedence for the claim?

but don't HELP nor create monopolies

there is a difference between the only game in town and say Standard Oil

i mean, facebook was the first, twitter was the first

they didn't have to destroy competition to corner the market

Like I said, I'm game to hear the argument. But I'm also dubious.

they CREATED a new market

so one is a monopoly and the other isn't

Erm.. Myspace. >.<

Oh my god it’s mananimal

but they didn't interfere with myspace

I thought you were gone

myspace just couldn't compete

FB crushed Myspace and Livejournal

again, leave the thinking to others lol

exactly

but because they presented a better product

So to say that FB didn't have competition is dishonest.

so then FB did **not** create a __new__ market, and were not first?
make up your mind, pls

not by employing dirty business practice

They just happened to steamroll them.

@ManAnimal yea myspace came before facebook, facebook grew far larger when it got in bed with the government

techincally you are right

BUT those other platforms had a BB gun

If your talking utilities then yes technically so but those are formed because it's easier to have one water company than multiple water companies. I'm talking anticompetitive monopolies that hurt the economy.

@Terry Arcona that's cuz they're operating on govt software <:hyperthink:462282519883284480>

vs the Cannon FB developed

And if I dig deep, probably find other competition as well.

so we are in agreement, fb isn't a monopoly at least it wasnt..... at FIRST

Nonetheless less the BB Gun v Cannon is a fair analog.

it's only later that they start employing unfair tactics against those trying to enter the market it becomes a monopoly

(Fuck, I shouldn't have taken that drive now that I sat down and the intoxicants are hitting.)