[antidesitter]

It’s actually the opposite. States reduce choices available to customers. See my sibling comment for an example: the cable industry.

[wolco]

It is not that simple. Policy can increase or decrease competition. Breaking up Ma Bell as an example.

Overall governments increase standards which can lead to few players but it can also help an industry grow quicker and allow for more complex/value products/services which creates an industry around it helping support it (shopify)

[antidesitter]

> Breaking up Ma Bell as an example.

The Ma Bell monopoly was created by government in the first place.

[jacobush]

And this fact is supposed to support what argument exactly?

[antidesitter]

Read the grandparent comment.