> We can and should break up monopolies, or structure taxes and regulations to be unfavorable to monopolies. Current government policies favor large corporations due to both tax incentives and regulatory capture.
And putting unelected billionaires in charge is going to do exactly that? No.
> #deletefacebook did work but most users just switched to instagram so it had a minimal effect on revenue
No it didn't. Neither case the bottom line of both companies was impacted in any meaningful way.
Putin was elected then used his power to remove term limits. President Xi did the same thing, and look at what Trump just tried.
It's important to have external checks to political power. It's pretty amazing that private companies (Twitter, FB, Stripe) were able to stand up to and effectively limit the power of the commander of the largest military on earth. That has almost never happened without bloodshed.
The US constitution is has worked pretty well, but it's just a document. History has not been kind to those nations that have centralized power by nationalizing companies. Doesn't that get us closer to fascism?
And putting unelected billionaires in charge is going to do exactly that? No.
> #deletefacebook did work but most users just switched to instagram so it had a minimal effect on revenue
No it didn't. Neither case the bottom line of both companies was impacted in any meaningful way.