Ok, we can ban M&A for all businesses who exceed $x million in revenue. Mom & pop can still put the work in and cash out, but bigger businesses are prohibited from eating eating their competitors and preventing disruptive businesses from growing and having a fair shot in the market.

The $x million limit can be decided upon based on the industry and other factors.

>nobody would ever create Goodreads

Lots of people create of businesses and pursue non-profitable enterprises for non-profitable reasons.