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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1892258
Source: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1921/aug/05.htm
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1892258
Source: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1921/aug/05.htm
uh, why? It seems like a free market economy is exactly where a free market press would work. Companies might buy news companies, but thanks to no government interaction, other news companies can pop up, make money because they deliver a service people want, and then grow.
And existing monopolies won’t give a fuck about it, yeah.
They might not like it but it’s what happens anyway. I don’t have many examples off the top of my head, but I do know of at least one YouTuber who gives updates on geopolitics.
But, what actually happens in reality is, this…
Sure, 6 companies own 90% of news media, but that doesn’t mean new ones can’t pop up in the other 10% and make a good profit.
Even a journalist who just researches a recent event and posts their articles on reddit would be pretty cool but couldn’t exist without freedom of the press.
Nice fairy tale. Sadly not how reality works.
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Why would any top company allow others to challenge their market share? Why does the trend under capitalism (where economic power stands above political power, and governments) tend towards increasing monopolization / fewer companies, in every industry?