Seriously though, as a market moves towards a monopoly, prices increase. How is this a surprise to anyone at all?
“I told you, we’re from the govern—” Agent Jones begins, just as Agent Smith says, “Yes.”
Agent Jones clears his throat. “We are the Friends of the Lord of Sleep, and we’re from the government, and we’re here to help”, he explains.
“To help our Lord”, Agent Smith clarifies, “not you.”
(The Labyrinth Index, Charles Stross, 2018)
Seriously though, as a market moves towards a monopoly, prices increase. How is this a surprise to anyone at all?