> That's not caused by org size. It's how modern economics work because of ad-backed business models and few other things (a tangent for another time
I disagree, it's not "modern" economics, it's one half of the Malthusian trap as it manifests in all economics; the other half is that profits tend to zero, both halves are a loss of systemic slack, to reuse the good point you make later.
> That description fits small business owners much better IMO. In our times, at least in non-failed western countries, there's a limit to how abusive or careless a large organization can be with their customers or employees - their very size makes them easy to target legally.
I think this is more like predator/prey size dynamics. One way to keep safe from predators is to be too big to hunt. The regulators and governments are more like predators than their peer-competitors are, cf. "too big to fail".
I disagree, it's not "modern" economics, it's one half of the Malthusian trap as it manifests in all economics; the other half is that profits tend to zero, both halves are a loss of systemic slack, to reuse the good point you make later.
> That description fits small business owners much better IMO. In our times, at least in non-failed western countries, there's a limit to how abusive or careless a large organization can be with their customers or employees - their very size makes them easy to target legally.
I think this is more like predator/prey size dynamics. One way to keep safe from predators is to be too big to hunt. The regulators and governments are more like predators than their peer-competitors are, cf. "too big to fail".