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[โ€“] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 44 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Get? We already have plenty. Nestle is a good contender with plenty of blood on their hands.

[โ€“] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't think people realize how little choice we already have. Groceries? There's only a few in your area, many of them are owned by the same conglomerate. Cars? Most are co owned. Hotels, food, every industry is owned and co owned with multiple levels.

As George Carlin said, this country was bought and paid for a long time ago.

Ah, George Carlin. Rip the homey.

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

There's also Unilever and Pepsico and their several brands to make people think there's a choice