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[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The "stock market" consists mostly of large companies. Like the S&P: an index of the 500 largest companies.

Who does well when small business are failing?

Big businesses.

[–]slushpilot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Ok, so there's another tragic realization to add to the list, if true: small businesses add nothing of value, and we wouldn't really miss them if they were gone... we would do just fine with supply chains & distribution managed by megacorps like Amazon & Walmart.

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The goal of our feudal overlords is to turn us into WALL-E.