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People who are not anti-capitalist sometimes wonder: "Why is there a monopoly on X life-critical thing?" (E.g., epipens, insulin, web search).
This one is really simple actually: because monopolies are more profitable than competition, and the foundation of capitalism is that capital = power.
Various societies have recognized the necropolitical outcomes of monopolies and have tried to erect barriers to monopoly; we all know that monopolies are bad, death-and-suffering-causing things. But since these societies mostly remain capitalist, they allow these barriers to be eroded by the power of capital (to do otherwise would be to repudiate capitalism because it puts a limit on the power of money). The barriers are ineffective, and the capital = power equation holds, and monopolies result and get to do their killing & maiming thing (remember: even things like social media monopolies that you wouldn't expect to pay for political assassinations like a mining company still profit from inciting genocides). *Sometimes* there are oligopolies instead of monopolies, but instances of really competitive markets are pretty rare for things that are widely sought-after.
The "government will manage the markets to prevent bad outcomes like monopolies" strategy has failed repeatedly, spectacularly, and almost universally. To actually prevent monopolies you need a population that no longer believes that money should equal power, it's that simple. Sadly, it's actually not that simple, since all of the alternatives which equate something else to power, like "the king" or "party loyalty as judged by the supreme leader" have the same problems or worse. The attitude you need to cultivate is "nobody should have power," which is hard because *all* of the power-systems we have constantly propagandize against this attitude in myriad ways. Still, in the future once we've broken free of this age where hierarchy is accepted, people will look back and wonder whether the historical records are even credible given how much needless death and suffering were endured with little resistance.
#anarchy #capitalism

Wegweisendes Urteil: Meta hat kein Social-Media-Monopol
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https://scitechdaily.com/physicists-propose-first-ever-experiment-to-manipulate-gravitational-waves/

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https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-ice-confrontation-police-chief-brian-ohara-responds/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p70#a251217p70

Ice skater and setting sun on Bde Maka Ska the other day #Minneapolis #Minnesota

couping the leadership of the poly relationship in order to break off into smaller groups before the SEC does it for monopolizing love

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https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/meta-wins-ftc-antitrus…

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The fun of Saturday morning science is over, so it's on to the business of the day #EndOf10 and the opportunity to convert the teenager's laptop to linux mint. Follow along with my no doubt enraging journey through the #Windows10 minefield here. (or mute if you don't want to hear it).
First task is to find a flash drive with enough space and or disposable files on it...

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Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend reveals how he manipulated women for power and control - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epsteins-ex-girlfriend-reveals-how-he-manipulated-women-for-power-and-control/