Regulating Big Tech makes them stronger, so they need competition instead

Re:Regulating Big Tech makes them stronger, so they need com... by BurningFrog on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @01:03PM (#21454870)

Saying "greed" caused X is surely just another way of saying that X was profitable?

So if regulations made X profitable, I'd blame regulation for X.

In my mind, greed is a human character trait that exists regardless of the political environment, much like breathing.

To people like OP, it seems to be... something else. I can't quite understand what.

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Re:Regulating Big Tech makes them stronger, so they need com... by throwaway35784 on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @01:55PM (#21455416)

Greed is a trait we dislike in humans. Rewarding it is a mistake.

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Re:Regulating Big Tech makes them stronger, so they need com... by BurningFrog on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @09:35PM (#21459213)

One of my favorite interpretations of why capitalist/free markets have been so successful is that it channels human greed into productive use that benefits society.

So I think it's fine to reward greed when it does good things - even though it's not from the noblest motive.

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