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.
Fucking tell me about it. I literally said that the idea that if you’re poor in America you can fix your situation is false, and I explained a variety of social factors caused by capitalism. His response? “Me finding one example of a successful poor person completely destroys your entire argument”.