Gregory's Server@samir @realn2s A way to combat the monopolization of markets is with policies that foster the creation and growth of worker cooperatives and unions.
* Mergers are antithetical to unions
* More union power makes mergers more difficult leaving room in the market for competitors.
* Worker co-ops naturally splinter at scale leaving making their market dominance regional at best.
All of this works within a free market framework.
@samir @realn2s An example policy: In Italy, they have a policy where if a company lays off workers, those workers can get their unemployment payments as a lump sum and combine them to create a worker co-op.
Naturally, they'll likely be a competitor since that's what they know. They also have the social capital to be able to pull more talent that wasn't originally laid off from the original company.