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0 pointsvouaobrasil2y ago0 comments

That is true, but an unbridled capitalistic system that has relatively weak controls for protection of the commens DOES lead to such things frequently. I am not against capitalism, but against the form of capitalism we have today, which is focused on arbitrary and endless growth with relatively little controls to prevent pathologies like Google.

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yobbo2y ago

I'm not saying you are wrong, but it's maybe too early to describe Google as an example of "market failure" or "pathology".

One could debate if it's fair (or legal?) to let one side of the business (search ads) subsidise another (gmail) in order to crowd out competitors.

But that is neither an argument for or against "capitalism".

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yobbo2y ago

I'm not saying you are wrong, but it's maybe too early to describe Google as an example of "market failure" or "pathology".

One could debate if it's fair (or legal?) to let one side of the business (search ads) subsidise another (gmail) in order to crowd out competitors.

But that is neither an argument for or against "capitalism".

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