That's an excellent question, and one I'm considering.
The dynamic I describe seems to produce those. And monopolies and networks are tightly related.
In particular, it seems to me that very nearly all monopolies have a network element, expressed physically or logically. You may have to squint at times to see it.
But is the converse true? Do all networks create monopolies? Here I think the answer is no, in which case the question becomes "why not".
That might hold some clues.
Open protocols, counterveiling networks, various forms of friction, and holding specific control points open, all seem to help.
That's an excellent question, and one I'm considering.
The dynamic I describe seems to produce those. And monopolies and networks are tightly related.
In particular, it seems to me that very nearly all monopolies have a network element, expressed physically or logically. You may have to squint at times to see it.
But is the converse true? Do all networks create monopolies? Here I think the answer is no, in which case the question becomes "why not".
That might hold some clues.
Open protocols, counterveiling networks, various forms of friction, and holding specific control points open, all seem to help.