Comment by iNic

9 days ago

The one advantage of monopolies is that they tend the commons.

You're free to start your own space exploration company.

  • Er, no, you're not. That's the big problem with monopolies that execute regulatory capture.

    • Sure you are. SpaceX did exactly this and went against the well-connected monopoly at the time (ULA, a consortium of defense contractors) and beat it.

      Nobody said it would be easy though.

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