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Hi, Zengineers!

\\nI\\u2019m sure you\\u2019ve heard of Amazon, right? What about Facebook? Do you use it? Google? Apple? Ma Bell? Carnegie? Vanderbilt? Woot woot!! Ok\\u2026 enough listing. What\\u2019s the topic, you ask? Yeah \\u2026 we\\u2019re going for it, and taking on the roll of the United States Congress and breaking up the tech companies.

\\nWhy, you might ask, are we doing this? Well, because we can, without any vote or any intervention \\u2026 break up the tech companies with our words and ideas. Can you dig it? Yes, that\\u2019s correct. We\\u2019re just talking about it. We don\\u2019t actually have any power to do anything about this.
\\nWe can and we do, however, share a great conversation around what\\u2019s happened in the past, what\\u2019s happening now, how it\\u2019s the same, how it\\u2019s different, and how things could be in the future. This is a fun one that touches on history, economics, politics, myriad philosophies, and definitely a lot of crazy future tech.

\\nUltimately, we discover that what\\u2019s happening now is drastically different than what\\u2019s happened in the past because of the new ways technology is allowing information to be shared (which, surprise, has always been the problem, so it\\u2019s always something new).

\\nAs always, we hope you enjoy this episode, and don\\u2019t forget that our government, its leaders, and at its core, your vote, help to determine a lot of what happens in the future. It\\u2019s a wild time with a lot of wild options at our finger tips.

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\\nCheers,
\\nAdam & Brian

Show Notes

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• Monopolies vs. Monopsonies: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032415/whats-difference-between-monopoly-and-monopsony.asp#:~:text=Both%20a%20monopoly%20and%20a%20monopsony%20refer%20to%20a%20single,demand%20for%20goods%20and%20services
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• The Antitrust Laws: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/antitrust-laws
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• Elizabeth Warren on breaking up the tech companies: https://medium.com/@teamwarren/heres-how-we-can-break-up-big-tech-9ad9e0da324c
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• Breaking up the Bell System on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System
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