• jumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.works
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    19 hours ago

    monopolies are not the only end result of capitalism, they are a common end result but if the barriers to enter the market are low enough and the incumbent corps don’t engage in regulatory capture it generally doesn’t happen.

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      18 hours ago

      On a long enough timeline it ends with a single company.

      Because of vertical integration and a large company’s ability to operate at a loss in a specific slice to drive out any competition so they can raise prices.

      If you have questions I can try to explain further.

      If you’re just going to keep saying wrong things, I’m going to quickly get tired of explaining and just leave you to be wrong.

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        16 hours ago

        look at farms and how you can get tomatoes from a large number of suppliers, if the number of suppliers goes down anyone can become a new supplier.

        Not every supplier needs to be competitive on price.

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          13 hours ago

          No…

          More Perfect Union have some good videos on that.

          A small producer can’t meet contract requirements for commercial grocery stores and can’t just sell tomatoes individually.

          But like I said if you’re just going to spout uninformed opinions and hope someone takes pity and attempts to explain it to you, you’re gonna have to find someone else, I won’t even see any other false statements you make, so there’s no way I can point out all the ways you’re wrong again.