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Re:Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bou... by fsckboy on Monday July 03, 2023 @06:35PM (#36579703)
>I'm highly skeptical that heavily restricting buying and selling of companies in general will be a better way to run a market when it seems your goal is to prevent monopolies (or put another way, ensure competition)

ah, the markets I am talking about are goods and services markets. Financial markets, they take care of themselves, and at the same time garner no sympathy from the majority who don't participate in them.

if monopolies emerge some other way, sure, break 'em up just the same.

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Re:Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bou... by kbenson on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @01:12PM (#36589575)
There are no "financial markets" and "goods and services markets" beyond arbitrary groupings people make to talk about sectors and types of commerce. It's all the same thing, and companies make use of various aspects of it as they see fit.
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