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motbus3yesterday at 7:17 PM2 repliesview on HN

Yeah! I can't believe people know basics about cartels, trusts and dumping.


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idle_zealotyesterday at 7:32 PM

It does feel like a lot of very intelligent people here basically start at a first principles belief in property rights, and discover or dispute all of the rights and protections put in place over centuries to patch up the issues that occur when that philosophy meets reality. It reflects poorly on our education systems that these apparently weren't covered or were unconvincing when presented. Or maybe it's just a reflection of the era? In practice organizations seem to be repealing these protections through limited interpretations or loopholes, so maybe that skews people's expectations?

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WalterBrightyesterday at 7:56 PM

Except gmail is hardly a cartel, etc. I've never had a gmail account.

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