It's not possible that consumers will keep insisting on failing from the same con from the same parties all the way into non-working software. (And they are getting pretty close to non-working already.)

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 28 minutes ago

Unfortunately I don't believe that's how it'll work.

Monopolies hold total control of essential services and goods in the marketplace, and we're already seeing in the US what happens when those monopolies see threats of competition. The state becomes the slave of the monopolies, and all competition is taken out. If not through crushing businesses (such as policies hostile to smaller businesses), then through closing the market to competitors (such as the TikTok ban, or the tarrifs).