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Re:In defense of cryptocurrency by IfOnlyYouKnew on Friday June 10, 2022 @04:50AM (#31691650)
> Realtors are a state-sanctioned monopoly for real estate transactions

This doesn't even make sense. 'Realtors" is plural, and there are many, which is incompatible with monopolies. Realtors have a monopoly on their trade only because anyone competing with them becomes a realtor, by definition.

It's like complaining about the airlines' monopoly in air passenger transport.

Re:In defense of cryptocurrency by alxndr on Monday June 13, 2022 @08:28PM (#31733409)
"Realtor" is a trademarked term which indicates that a person is a member of the National Association of Realtors. This is the org which the parent commenter is calling a monopoly.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/realtor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realto...