• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    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/silicone Valley