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LPisGood12/09/20253 repliesview on HN

That feels optimistic. This kind of naive free market ideology seems to rarely manifest in lower prices.


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HDThoreaun12/09/2025

Every competitive industry has tiny margins. High margin business exists because of lack of competition.

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degamad12/09/2025

That's because free markets don't always result in competitive industries.

bloppe12/09/2025

Then maybe you've never worked in a competitive industry. I have. Margins were very small.

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