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RE: Don't Blame The Apps For What The State Did
I agree with you about the centralization creating this horrific circumstance that has led to so much pain and misery for taxi drivers (and passengers); however, I don't know about the idea of competition definitely maximizing freedom.
Take ISPs, for example. Yeah, technically, they're competitors. However, in practice, they've basically carved up territories mafia-style and refuse to compete with one another. So they maintain monopolies within their regions.
Also, as smaller companies (like Google or Amazon back in the day) out-compete others, they tend to absorb new start-ups and thereby stifle competition.
I don't have a good solution to these problems, but they bother me quite a lot.
competition cannot exist without freedom, when you don't have competition you have things that are centrally controlled, which is why I equate the two. If they maintain a monopoly it is only because the state is the violence that enables them to do it. The government has a tremendous deal of control and say in the placement and construction of cell towers etc. And those bigger companies that purchase the smaller ones also unfortunately are making the purchases from willing sellers, whether I like it or not, it's voluntary. The illusion of competition bothers me as well, but so long as there is freedom available that means there will always be some form of competition and they won't have a complete monopoly established.
I think you've landed on something that drew me to cryptocurrencies in the first place: the ability to cut right through the (inter)national bullshit about how/where capital can flow. The problems associated with State-controlled currency, basically.
I'm positive that this crypto disruption will result in new abuses (or already has), but I guess I'm ready for new problems. These old ones suck.