That seems like a perfectly reasonable cause for concern. No? Why would US tech oligarchs be better than other oligarchs?
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Though you meant that as a rhetorical question, there is an answer. They're not playing a zero-sum game.
You can't (ordinarily) bribe or bully your way to making your product the most popular. Users have to like it.
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A lot of people feel Microsoft disproved that idea. Monopolies abound and thrive in tech, and skew things heavily.
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I'm not saying SV is perfect. But there is a qualitative difference between SV "oligarchs" and e.g. those in Russia.
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I see your point, but peer-pressure/network effects, bribing the boss/state official and/or breaking the law seem to work just fine.
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How a monopoly is made doesn't change whether a monopoly is good or not for society.
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What about Uber etc bribing riders using VC money ?
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Best response to a tweet this week!
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