[Shendare]

So... the electric company can't become a monopoly because you can spend the money and effort to create your own electric company? How can that not be said for anything anywhere that becomes an obvious monopoly?

[JumpCrisscross]

> How can that not be said for anything anywhere that becomes an obvious monopoly?

I can't hook up my own ISP or manufacture my own prescription drugs quite as easily as I can put up solar panels or buy a generator.

[dumbo-octopus]

What exactly are you proposing goes in this generator?

[JumpCrisscross]

> What exactly are you proposing goes in this generator?

Whatever fuel you have access to that's cheapest. For most people, that will be natural gas or propane.

[dumbo-octopus]

So we're back to buying fossil fuels from a third party

[JumpCrisscross]

> we're back to buying fossil fuels from a third party

If we ignore the non-fossil fuel solution mentioned, yes. The point is it's a weak natural monopoly due to multiple alternatives.

[rowanG077]

Yes that's basically the definition of not beeing able to becomes a monopoly. Any old joe can compete with you.