#anti competitive

[angryraptor13]

It's worse than that. The big companies buy up the smaller companies *intending* to close them at the first excuse they get. It cuts down on potential competition & it's easier than changing themselves to do the Niche Thing better than the company they're killing off.

I know rooster teeth had a whole fucking host of problems and haven't watched their stuff in years but I still shed a tear for another day another internet group getting bought out by big media companies because "they're successful" and then being shut down because they don't make enough profit for wall street. let things stay small. not everything needs to be contract deals and billboards the beauty of the internet should be that there's thousands of little things for people to find the niche they like, not that anything that becomes popular is obviously the next big franchise and we need to throw millions of dollars at it. We live in an era where big companies are taking everything small from us. Heardle getting bought out by Spotify and then shut down bc they realized it cost more than it made. capitalism and the Internet are not built for each other.

[erebusvincent]

Great opinion piece, read the whole thing.

The “big is bad” mentality promoted by the Biden FTC and DOJ, and embraced by Trump with Slater’s nomination, risks perpetuating the idea that antitrust is about punishing companies for being big, even when they provide tremendous value to consumers. While populists on both sides of the aisle are clamoring for more lawsuits against Silicon Valley, such actions will do little to address the real issues facing middle- and working-class voters. For the Democratic Party to regain its relevance, it must refocus on paycheck and pocketbook issues that lower prices and increase consumer choice in the industries that matter most to American families.

Democrats should champion policies that make life more affordable and convenient. Strengthening antitrust enforcement in highly concentrated, consumer-focused industries will provide real relief to families struggling to make ends meet. That’s the way forward — and the kind of leadership voters are desperately waiting for

[astronnova]

pkmn hc time. ive thought about this lots

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[lainalit]

Azriel calling Elain beautiful once he has his cock in her

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Lucien calling Elain beautiful for just standing before him

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[laeana]

Whenever I see a post with people that say that the hate on Lando has come out of nowhere and people have no reasons to, I’m like; you know what, maybe you’re right and some people did start to hate on him because that’s popular.

But it’s also very funny to try to reduce the dislike people can have for a driver by saying “you have no real arguments, you just jump on the train”, because you don’t want to hear your favorite driver has done and said things that soured his reputation, when it’s actually “no, babe, I’ve been finding him insufferable for years, but this year he has reached a peak, and I could list you the reasons why he gets on my nerves, but you probably would brush it off anyway”.

[cheezewhis]

IWTV posts that are anti- any character are fundamentally incompatible with the series as a whole and people who post them will not survive the winter.

[interlagosainz]

we need to have the conversation of how charles fans treat his teammates without falling into the accusatory zone that we want to harm charles by having this conversation.

i mean charles no harm, but it is something that is getting extremely out of hand and it needs to be talked about. some charles fans have gotten too freely with being cruel to others drivers.

people used to call sebastian vettel a CORPSE. yes, scuderia ferrari screwed him. yes, everyone loves sebastian vettel again NOW (because he is far away from it and free from this hell) but back in 19/20? charles fans, mainly on twitter, made his life miserable. he couldn’t win. he couldn’t make anyone happy. if he won, he was taking something from charles that belonged to charles rightfully. it he lost, he was old and bad and should retire already and this sport wasn’t for him. he wasn’t a team player. he didn’t care about ferrari. he wanted to screw charles over.

if you just got here, if carlos is your first experience of how charles’ teammates are treated, let me tell you. everything that is being said about carlos has already been said about sebastian. and it is crazy for some people to understand that because everyone loves sebastian again, so you can’t even imagine what he went throught.

and i’m sorry for generalizing all of charles fans, im a charles fan, but it is something we need to stop and look at and talk about. how long will we let it go. how long until it starts to happen to lewis hamilton, of all people. how long until they dismiss his victories and say he is old and should give up of this sport so charles can win.

and you know one of the worst part? charles loves to race. every time he had to fight for it, he loved it. when he and carlos race in that track, he comes out with a big smile and talking about how he loves to race carlos. how this is real racing. he loves to fight for it. to prove himself. to have to sweat for it.

all while his fans try to make everyone just bow down their heads and give him things in a plate, already chewed and easy to get. as if he would like that. as if he can’t prove himself worth otherwise. as if he isn’t good enough to fight for it.

[neptunescore]

George being the literal GPDA director, inquiring abt his and Lando's fines and how they're allocated and why these penalties are suspicious, then — when faced with max getting the most unfair penalty I've ever heard of — doing everything in his power to make sure it happens so he can get that pole.

Someone give me this level of diva cuntiness.

[fiona-fififi]

No, Buck. You should not call your shitty ex-boyfriend and apologize for being mean to him after he chose to undermine your relationship with your best friend, actually.

Like, that shit was uncalled for. After he clocked Buck living in Eddie's house and clearly struggling with losing him, he's going to say some shit painting Eddie as competition instead of offering literally any form of comfort, like, I don't know, not implying that Buck's best friend being out of the way is somehow a win for him??

[halenhusky309]

Twitter Megop antis in the nutshell:

You should know there are plenty of continuities out there, right? And none of Megatron or Optimus from these continuities are the same. IDW Megatron and Optimus aren't brothers, same with TFP, Earthspark, Armada and even G1. So now what???

[livinginsunnyhell]

Tommy is so gross like I cannot even. He really gives me the ick. Like the whole one night stand scene from bar to morning after felt so much like Tommy taking advantage of Buck. Even though it’s Buck that starts it.

[twelve-thousand-pizzas]

The more I accept the fact that I’m Proship the more I fucking hate spending time on TikTok, I’ve found. Everyone is just so stupid and angry on there what the hell

[glitter-stained]

I mean... It's not my #1 most psychophobic comic of all time but damn does it take the "mentally ill people are dangerous monsters" trope to a whole, literal new level.