Okay, they would be smaller, but you said "big corporations should not be able to exist" and they would already be a big corporation with just search--they started this way.
Or, just to follow it through, let's say "WidgetBoss LLC" makes a new Widget that every single human has to have, they become the biggest company ever by making one widget. What will you do to make them smaller? Why?
I have a big problem with Google & Meta, and I can understand arguments about those companies. But not just "big companies" as a generality.
But that's how everyone speaks now. "Literally every billionaire is evil and exploiting blah blah blah"
I'm not sure if you're in good faith, but I will assume that you are.
> "Literally every billionaire is evil and exploiting blah blah blah"
Nope. Not every billionaire is evil and exploiting blah blah blah. But nobody deserves to be a billionaire, period.
> let's say "WidgetBoss LLC" makes a new Widget that every single human has to have, they become the biggest company ever by making one widget
Which hasn't happened because, obviously, it is not possible to become the biggest company ever by making something trivial.
It is not possible to promote your product by putting it at the top of the search results if you don't own the search engine.
It is not possible to get statistics about popular products in your webstore, copy them and put them at the top of the search results if you can't own both the webstore and the products.
It is not possible to force everybody to use your email provider in order to use their smartphone if you don't own both the email provider and the smartphone OS.
Or, just to follow it through, let's say "WidgetBoss LLC" makes a new Widget that every single human has to have, they become the biggest company ever by making one widget. What will you do to make them smaller? Why?
I have a big problem with Google & Meta, and I can understand arguments about those companies. But not just "big companies" as a generality.
But that's how everyone speaks now. "Literally every billionaire is evil and exploiting blah blah blah"