Last activity 20 days agoPosted Nov 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM EST
The 40-Year Economic Mistake That Let Google Conquer (and Enshittify) the World
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Monopolization
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The article discusses how allowing vertical mergers has led to Google's dominance and 'enshittification' of various markets, with commenters providing context and summarizing the main argument.
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TL;DR: The "economic mistake" is allowing monopolization through vertical mergers (taking over parts of the supply chain both upstream and downstream).
ID: 45839853Type: storyLast synced: 11/20/2025, 2:52:47 PM
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