[boatsie]

The inequality is also being caused by the internet. Before, people would choose a product, restaurant, retailer, service, entertainment, etc based on what was near them. Or what they had a good experience with. Or what their neighbor recommended. But now the internet has pushed everything into what’s “best”. So if a company comes out with a great product or service, it can get huge and popular fast. Same with movies and music, the distribution and popularity travel basically at the speed of light. This is the meme economy and keeps pushing things to the head of the curve, while the tail gets longer and flatter. That then trickles down to the companies/founders/shareholders etc.

[francisthesixth]

> But now the internet has pushed everything into what’s “best”.

You put it as it was a bad thing per se. Moreover, what’s your suggestion?