Comment by cosmic_quanta

1 year ago

Do you think it's impossible to have a nuanced discussion about monopolies? Their net effect may be wholly negative while having some interesting aspects

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brendoelfrendo  1 year ago

Not impossible, but mostly impossible. You can discuss the interesting aspects of large corporations, but you can't really discuss them in a vacuum. The top level post about "big kahuna" companies comes across as an unambiguous defense of monopolies, not an attempt at nuanced conversation.

  • nickff  1 year ago

    Not a participant in your back-and-forth, but the top level comment seems to be much more nuanced than your posts. Perhaps you could:

    >”Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.”