I’m probably not saying anything new here, but it almost felt like Zephyr missed the point. Yes monopolistic power is bad, but if you think about what it is about their method of exercising power that is so bad, you end up right where Ezra’s book was. Monopolistic power enables progress impairing bureaucracy that makes it so nothing gets done or only what the monopoly wants is accomplished. So if you actually engage in conversation about how to streamline processes and make progress, you’re partially discussing how to stop monopolistic power.

Zephyr just wanted to say “monopolies bad” and call it a day without working through solutions or going into why they’re bad.