Comment by klabb3
15 hours ago
> VisaNet & friends make the modern consumer world go round.
I mean, as opposed to what? You could apply this to any infrastructure cartel like with AT&T in the 90s or Comcast or 100s of historical examples. The alternative to a bridge troll is not ”no bridge”.
The alternative to a bridge troll is "no bridge" if the bridge troll is the only party who has the capability to construct it in the first place.
Which is obviously not the case in this context?