i m a full throated capitalist. i m been an entrepreneur my whole on life and have done really well owning these stocks. and i think key to capitalism is competition and the markets are failing. they are no longer competitive because of the dominance evof these companies. but thank you for pointing out that i am a proud capitalist. are they monopolies in the conventional sense of the word, are they akin to made be bell b the breakup? i would argue yes, but a monopoly in itself is not bad or illegal. it is abusive monopoly power and i would argue a dough like google that has 9d company lik google that has 92% market share and taking you to a point that they can monetize is an buszing that power. think about this, 92% share of a sector now by dollar volume greater thanes advertising