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So why doesn't one exist? The whole idea of free market capitalism seems to fall apart when one examines any of the necessary assumptions in any real detail.


Yes, it’s very possible that the barriers to entry are effectively impossible to conquer at some point due to complexity of products and network effects, and therefore due to a lack of sufficient sellers and buyers, a free market doesn’t exist.




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