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by 1vuio0pswjnm7 219 days ago
Both Google and Amazon are, generally, just middlemen (intermediaries)

There is no way for producers and consumers to "compete" with intermediaries

If the internet must^1 be full of intermediaries to link producers and consumers, then at least there should be competition _amongst intermediaries_

Google and Amazon have no significant competition from other intermediaries

1. It's possible that intermediaries are unnecessary