Message from @ManAnimal
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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
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.)
And yes silicon valley is a problem but I don't think ancaps have an answer to it because they have no way in breaking up monopolies.
many forget that a monopoly is defined by how a company treats other competitios NOT customers
@ManAnimal well technicaly even with the government aid it's gotten it's still not quite a monopoly but it's damn close
it's hard to monopolize on the internet