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Lelouch Vi B
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Trip180 said :
Lelouch Vi B said :
Monopolies have earned a bad reputation because of what happens with them in the hands of people. There is nothing inherently wrong with them until you add greed to the mix. I disagree. Monopolies are bad even without greed, as a general rule. Unrelated comment to this thread.
Technically not true. Monopolies are almost impossible to exist without greed, as they can mostly only be maintained through greed. However, a monopoly is simply a commodity or service that is controlled by a single entity. A village fisherman has a monopoly. This is not an issue until that fisherman tries to leverage his monopoly to unfairly trade, or attempts to maintain that monopoly by preventing others from performing the same job. It is entirely possible for a monopoly to exist simply because no one else wants to do a certain job. It is not a problem until the person who holds it decides, either out of greed or malice, to leverage it. In modern history, most all monopolies have been bad, but again, it's mainly a result of greed, as greed is what made them monopolies in the first place.
It's human nature to abuse power. Greed is not the only cause of abuse; a desire to good in a foolish way can also cause harm. A balance of power prevents abuse. Many positions held in society are balanced in ways that are not obvious. When impediments to abuse are truly removed, then we often see abuse. I cannot for the life of me manage to catch Covid. Perhaps it's because I didn't get vaxxed? The travails of those lacking immunity.
Trip180 said :
Lelouch Vi B said :
Monopolies have earned a bad reputation because of what happens with them in the hands of people. There is nothing inherently wrong with them until you add greed to the mix. I disagree. Monopolies are bad even without greed, as a general rule. Unrelated comment to this thread.
Technically not true. Monopolies are almost impossible to exist without greed, as they can mostly only be maintained through greed. However, a monopoly is simply a commodity or service that is controlled by a single entity. A village fisherman has a monopoly. This is not an issue until that fisherman tries to leverage his monopoly to unfairly trade, or attempts to maintain that monopoly by preventing others from performing the same job. It is entirely possible for a monopoly to exist simply because no one else wants to do a certain job. It is not a problem until the person who holds it decides, either out of greed or malice, to leverage it. In modern history, most all monopolies have been bad, but again, it's mainly a result of greed, as greed is what made them monopolies in the first place.
It's human nature to abuse power. Greed is not the only cause of abuse; a desire to good in a foolish way can also cause harm. A balance of power prevents abuse. Many positions held in society are balanced in ways that are not obvious. When impediments to abuse are truly removed, then we often see abuse. I cannot for the life of me manage to catch Covid. Perhaps it's because I didn't get vaxxed? The travails of those lacking immunity.
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