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How have libertarian views influenced the strategies of tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, and Google?

Libertarian views have significantly influenced the strategies of tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Influential figures such as Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen, who hold libertarian views, have played a crucial role in shaping these companies' strategies. These views have helped these companies become monopolies in their respective fields. They have financed, promoted, and protected laws and regulations that render antitrust regulation powerless and shield these monopolies from criticism. This has allowed these companies to operate with minimal government interference, fostering an environment that encourages innovation and growth.

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Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and others may not have begun their careers with libertarian fervor. Still, men like Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen have ensured that libertarian views are never absent from their strategies. These views have helped Amazon, Facebook and Google become monopolies. Wealthy libertarian business leaders like Thiel and Andreessen have financed, promoted and protected laws and regulations that render antitrust regulation powerless and shield monopolies from criticism.

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