• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netBanned
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    I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: the endgame of a capitalist system are monopolies or cartels.

    Usually it takes the following steps:

    1. Bunch of little start-up - everyone wants a piece of the pie

    2. Some start-ups can’t hack it and either go under or are absorbed by other start-ups

    3. Surviving start-ups grow to mid-size of major sized ventures depending on how many competitors or competitor market shares they absorbed

    4. Repeat step 2 with remainder of companies until a few are left

    Presto changeo you got yourself a cartel or monopoly. Consumer power is nil.

    Example sectors to look at for this: food production industry, mining, computing/silicon Valley

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        11 months ago

        While I am roasting you in this meme, you legit had a good catch. Thanks for that. Autocorrect, I guess.

        I’m just pointing out Cunningham’s law lol. Never fails

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      100% true. Capitalist firms will always be motivated to get the most people possible, to pay as much as possible, for as little as possible.

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      In 2, there’s generally no difference whether they go under or not. If they had anything valuable when they went under, it’s absorbed by a competitor. Machines, labor, etc.