They have fairly gained that influence by doing well in the Free Market

Its just someone else doing it

why shouldn't facebook be allowed to pay them to not do that

They haven't been given the power like the State was they have earn't it by successfully navigating the free market, And that influence can be taken away at any point by the consumer if they stopped using their products

So once you have fairly gained your influence it's ok to ensure no-one else can do it to challenge you

Good one

They are more beheld to the people then the State is

the customers should decide which businesses grow and fail... not monopolies using unfair practices so customers never get to see the competition

In the State we get one vote every few years

You do realise what a monopoly is lizard?

If a corp monopolises water

Yes

For example

People will find other sources

"lol just stop buying it"

doesnt work

They will be combatted

you would be preventing them from using their money to buy the services of another private actor wacka

You are saying "Yeah but it will be fine"

you have no arguements

No Company would ever be able to take control of all water sources ever

other than faith

It just wouldn't happen

Remember standard oil?

thats what we're trying to tell you lizard 😛 .. with a monopoly ... there are no other sources.. and any that appear.. quickly disappear

Oil isn't needed for life

Water is

People can stop using oil

Christ its an example of monopolies

and how they can VERY VERY easily happenm

The same can be done for easy to access water

Yes and the power of monopolies is completely beheld by the consumer who can destroy it whenever they want

what about minds and facebook... do you think its fair how minds has been treated?

***But its ok because you can get some from a well in central africa***

isnt a solution

also a monopoly would not let you get to the well in central africa...

"Yes and the power of monopolies is completely beheld by the consumer who can destroy it whenever they want"

No they can't, don't you realise? There is nowhere else to go for the product, be that electricity, water etc

So no

There would be too much competition between companies on basic services like water

The customer cant go anywhere else

No monopoly would ever develop around it