

For years, we’ve been told that consolidation is good for us. That bigger companies mean better prices. That one streaming service buying another is "synergy." That three pharmaceutical companies controlling 90% of a drug is "efficiency."
We’ve all been there. The cards are spread across the table, wild property wilds are flying, and someone just tried to charge you $3M for a utility you didn’t want. You look at your hand. You see the perfect response: the bright red card.
This isn’t a game of free markets. It’s a game of Monopoly Deal where one player already owns all four railroads, both utility wilds, and is holding two "Deal Breakers." The rest of us are just hoping to draw a "Just Say No" before it’s too late.
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For years, we’ve been told that consolidation is good for us. That bigger companies mean better prices. That one streaming service buying another is "synergy." That three pharmaceutical companies controlling 90% of a drug is "efficiency."
We’ve all been there. The cards are spread across the table, wild property wilds are flying, and someone just tried to charge you $3M for a utility you didn’t want. You look at your hand. You see the perfect response: the bright red card. just say no monopoly deal
This isn’t a game of free markets. It’s a game of Monopoly Deal where one player already owns all four railroads, both utility wilds, and is holding two "Deal Breakers." The rest of us are just hoping to draw a "Just Say No" before it’s too late. For years, we’ve been told that consolidation is