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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by katbyte on Saturday December 30, 2023 @10:42PM (#38821541)
Turns out somethings will always be a monopoly - you eont get to have multiple roads or power lines to your home. Somethings are natural monopolies and turns out in those cases it’s better to have a Goverment provider a service with the objective or serving community/people then a company who’s only goal is maximizing profit.

Also turns out that competition doesn’t always lead to the best outcomes for a society see healthcare in America vs the rest of the world or that we are speed running the world into a climate disaster

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by billytetrud on Sunday December 31, 2023 @02:42PM (#38826889)
No it doesn't "turn out" that way. It is a self fullfilling prophesy where a government either grants a monopoly to a private company or to itself. There is almost nothing that would actually be a monopoly without government protection.

> you eont get to have multiple roads or power lines to your home

Why the fuck not? You are asserting things that you clearly haven't thought much about. But I don't have time to try and change your mind. Your biases are clearly too ingrained.

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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by katbyte on Sunday December 31, 2023 @08:28PM (#38829011)
It’s funny you talking about “bias” when you simply refuse to acknowledge natural monopolies which are a real thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_monopoly and just presume they have to be “granted by the Goverment”
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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by billytetrud on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @11:46AM (#38843673)
You're an idiot, goodbye.
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