god, it’s so tiring. These people legitimately believe that natural monopolies never exist and the only monopolies are created by the government. It’s so fucking tiring and just impossible to argue with someone when all of their points are just so wrong. I can post some of their worst offenders if anyone wants to see them.
“Anarcho” capitalist. Pretty much they believe in pure, unregulated capitalism. That means private and for hire police, schools, roads, no taxes, etc. Their ideal world is quite literally one in which the world is run and motivated completely by profit, and where somehow everything sorts itself out because apparently everything good in the world will happen simply because good things are more profitable.
it's like they aren't even familiar with the concept of an externality