• henfredemars@infosec.pub
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      5 months ago

      It only works in competition which we don’t have for the most part.

      Instead we have the illusion of choice through multiple brand product names. There’s a couple choices, sure, but few enough to function as an effective monopoly.

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        5 months ago

        I notice OP said

        This world of monopoly

        And you agreed with him, but I’d like to point out you’re talking about one country

        Monopolies are really really bad for consumers and are strictly regulated in modern countries

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      5 months ago

      You can either vote with your wallet or do nothing…

      Working people have no way to lobby government, shortage of a revolution, real people make decisions for benefit of other real people.

      NPCs are just here to enrich them both.

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          I don’t agree but you can either vote with your wallet or mindlessly consume.

          One is better than the other but yeah 80% of spending is not really discretionary… Gonna need to get a rental, gonna need healthcare, transports education etc

          But you can stop drinking soda for example… It ain’t much but it is something.

          People don’t have to pay subscriptions either…