The New Bradysk Is Taking It Too Far

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I love that you brought up this analogy because it ties so perfectly back into The point you are making about the origins of the chicago school and how something can be taken too far. I get a little frustrated because I'm poking at the antitrust argument against big tech company and people take that as me being in favor of being large. It's like saying oh just because I point out some of the republicans that means i'm pro trump Wait, no just because I'm pointing out that your antitrust argument doesn't work Does not mean I am in favor of Only having five companies that matter. And if you insist on painting Everyone according to your view of what the bundles are in the world such

Ben and James discuss the antitrust subcommittee hearing, the problems of mixing antitrust and Aggregators, and how to think about regulation and democracy.

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Ben Thompson: A Framework for Regulating Competition on the Internet — Stratechery
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James Allworth: Prioritizing Economics is Crippling the U.S. Economy — Medium
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